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Table 5 Proportion of stroke patients with values recorded who were within the range recommended by the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party guidelines in the 12 months following a stroke index date

From: Utility of electronic patient records in primary care for stroke secondary prevention trials

  

N

2003

2004

2005

2006

Overall

Blood pressure

Systolic (< 130 mmHg)

14,006

26%

29%

29%

33%

29%

 

Diastolic (< 80 mmHg)

14,006

58%

63%

64%

66%

63%

Cholesterol

Total (< 4 mmol/l or -25%)

7,085

41%

42%

47%

49%

47%

 

LDL (< 2 mmol/l or -30%)

3,206

51%

50%

53%

51%

51%

 

HDL (> 1.00 mmol/l)

4,287

89%

90%

89%

87%

89%

Body Mass Index

Weight loss (kg/m2)

3,881

53%

55%

55%

54%

54%

Smoking

Non-smokers

7,213

77%

79%

79%

79%

79%

Alcohol units per week

Men = < 21;women < 14

1,968

92%

93%

91%

90%

92%