Table 3.
Proportion of patients with risk factors recorded, classified high and low risk, and treated in unexposed and exposed groups
| Unexposed period (n= 2969) | Risk factors recordeda (% of total in group) | 10-year CVD risk group (% of 10-year CVD risk group) | Treated (% of 10-year CVD risk group) | |||
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| Recorded | 774 (26.1) | CVD risk <20% | 246 (31.8) | 107 (43.5) | 258 (33.3) | |
| CVD risk ≥20% | 528 (68.2) | 151 (28.6) | ||||
| Not recorded | 2195 (73.9) | Not known | 2195 (100) | 63 (2.9) | 63 (2.9) | |
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| Exposed period (n= 2926) | Risk factors recorded (% of total in group) | 10-year CVD risk (% of known risk) | Treated (% of 10-year CVD risk group) | |||
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| Recorded | 1319 (45.1) | CVD risk <20% | 426 (32.3) | 164 (38.5) | 511 (38.7) | |
| CVD risk ≥20% | 893 (67.7) | 347 (38.9) | ||||
| Not recorded | 1607 (54.9) | Not known | 1607 (100) | 66 (4.1) | 66 (4.1) | |
a
A record of blood pressure and lipid levels after baseline risk estimation. This is taken to mean that the patient was assessed. CVD = cardiovascular disease.