Table 2.

Assessment rates for CVD risk by GPs in eligible patients

In what percentage of eligible patients do you assess total CVD risk?	Number	Per cent
100%	19	17
80%–99%	31	28
60%–79%	28	25
40%–59%	6	5
20%–39%	9	8
1%–19%	5	5
I do not assess CVD risk	2	2
I assess and treat each risk factor individually	2	2
I am unsure who an eligible patient is	1	1
Other	8	7
Total	111	100

‘Other’: written text responses from GPs, which were a combination of assessing each factor individually and using ACVDR risk calculator; different age category and >1 risk factor.

ACVDR, absolute cardiovascular disease risk; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GPs, general practitioners.