Comparison 1. Educational or behavioural interventions for patients versus usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1.1 Mean systolic blood pressure	11	1398	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐2.81 [‐7.02, 1.39]
1.2 Mean diastolic blood pressure	11	1398	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.83 [‐2.80, 1.13]
1.3 Blood pressure target achievement	3	266	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.74 [0.39, 1.44]
1.4 Mean total cholesterol	7	721	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.10 [‐0.28, 0.47]
1.5 Total cholesterol target achievement	1	56	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.78 [0.60, 5.30]
1.6 Mean low density lipoprotein	4	495	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.28, 0.02]
1.7 Mean high density lipoprotein	3	452	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.03 [‐0.11, 0.05]
1.8 Mean triglycerides	3	182	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.31, 0.30]
1.9 Mean HbA1c	1	70	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.11 [‐0.39, 0.17]
1.10 HbA1C target achievement	1	67	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.53 [0.57, 4.08]
1.11 Mean BMI	2	127	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.22 [‐0.85, 1.29]
1.12 Proporation of participants with secondary stroke	4	4333	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.37, 1.84]
1.13 Number of secondary TIAs	2	4207	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.52, 2.30]
1.14 Number of myocardial infarctions	3	4277	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.53 [0.17, 1.65]
1.15 Number of cardiovascular deaths	1	386	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.34 [0.30, 6.07]