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. 2016 Apr 26;66(647):e374–e381. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X685189

Table 3.

CVD risk factor recording and QOF CVD target achievement by serious mental illness (SMI) status and among patients with CVD conditions

Risk factor recording Heart failure Coronary heart disease Hypertension Stroke/transient ischaemic attack




Non-SMI (n = 1259) SMI (n = 45) P-value Non-SMI (n = 4109) SMI (n = 97) P-value Non-SMI (n = 28 010) SMI (n = 762) P-value Non-SMI (n = 2544) SMI (n = 100) P-value




n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
BP record 1251 (99.4) 44 (97.8) 0.206 4079 (99.3) 94 (96.9) 0.009b 27 859 (99.5) 754 (99.0) 0.061 2519 (99.0) 96 (96.0) 0.004b
Smoking status record 1257 (99.8) 45 (100.0) 0.789 4099 (99.8) 96 (99.0) 0.133 27 977 (99.9) 759 (99.6) 0.034a 2537 (99.7) 97 (97.0) <0.001c
HbA1c record 805 (63.9) 26 (57.8) 0.398 2728 (66.4) 67 (69.1) 0.580 16 468 (58.8) 531 (69.7) <0.001c 1544 (60.7) 69 (69.0) 0.095
Cholesterol record 1206 (95.8) 45 (100.0) 0.160 4017 (97.8) 94 (96.9) 0.576 26 880 (96.0) 734 (96.3) 0.618 2441 (96.0) 94 (94.0) 0.336
BMI record 1187 (94.3) 45 (100.0) 0.099 3849 (93.7) 94 (96.9) 0.193 26 386 (94.2) 743 (97.5) <0.001c 2317 (91.1) 95 (95.0) 0.174
Alcohol record 992 (78.8) 45 (100.0) 0.001c 3325 (80.9) 88 (90.7) 0.015a 22 637 (80.8) 716 (94.0) <0.001c 1966 (77.3) 92 (92.0) 0.001c
eGFR record 1229 (97.6) 44 (97.8) 0.945 3987 (97.0) 94 (96.9) 0.943 26 854 (95.9) 731 (95.9) 0.936 2415 (94.9) 96 (96.0) 0.631
CVD risk factor assessment 236 (18.8) 10 (22.2) 0.558 727 (17.7) 11 (11.3) 0.104 9995 (35.6) 230 (30.2) 0.002b 460 (18.1) 14 (14.0) 0.297
TSH record 1140 (90.6) 40 (88.9) 0.709 3619 (88.1) 85 (87.6) 0.893 23 884 (85.3) 677 (88.9) 0.006b 2142 (84.2) 86 (86.0) 0.627
CHD comorbidity 569 (45.2) 13 (28.9) 0.031a 2590 (9.3) 57 (7.5) 0.096 454 (17.9) 19 (19.0) 0.768
DM comorbidity 428 (34.0) 17 (37.8) 0.599 1294 (31.5) 31 (32.0) 0.922 6837 (24.4) 276 (36.2) <0.001c 647 (25.4) 36 (36.0) 0.018a
HYP comorbidity 886 (70.4) 27 (60.0) 0.136 2590 (63.0) 57 (58.8) 0.389 1680 (66.0) 66 (66.0) 0.994

QOF target achievementd
Last BP record within 9 months 18 286 (65.3) 500 (65.6) 0.849
Normal BP (150/90 mmHg) in last 9 months 20 829 (74.4) 557 (73.1) 0.430 1907 (75.0) 67 (67.0) 0.073
Normal BP (150/90 mmHg) in last 15 months 3451 (84.0) 80 (82.5) 0.688
Cholesterol record in last 15 months 1786 (70.2) 69 (69.0) 0.796
Cholesterol <5 mmol/l in last 15 months 2816 (68.5) 58 (59.8) 0.067 1477 (56.9) 52 (52.0) 0.334
Anticoagulant/antiplatelet last 15 months 3002 (73.1) 69 (71.1) 0.667 1460 (61.7) 59 (62.8) 0.840e
Quadruple therapyf 1530 (51.9) 28 (41.2) 0.082
Beta blocker 879 (69.8) 18 (40.0) <0.001c 2710 (66.0) 53 (54.6) 0.020b
ACEI/ARB 1051 (83.5) 28 (62.2) <0.001c

ACEI/ARB = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker. BMI = body mass index. BP = blood pressure. CHD = coronary heart disease. CVD = cardiovascular disease. DM = diabetes mellitus. EGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate. HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin. HYP = hypertension. MI = myocardial infarction. QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework. TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone.

a

P <0.05.

b

P<0.01.

c

P<0.001.

d

Refers to QOF guidelines 2012/13.17

e

If non-haemorrhagic (non-SMI n = 2366, SMI n = 94).2 If registered with MI (non-SMI n = 2951, SMI n = 68). All QOF management guidelines refer to records since registration with outcomes.

f

MI drugs —‘quadruple therapy’ including statin, antiplatelet/anticoagulant, beta blocker, and ACEI/ARB prescription.