NHS health checks through general practice: randomised trial of population cardiovascular risk reduction

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Table 5 Comparison of changes in risk factor classification by group

Risk factor	Risk factor at baseline	NHS HC only		NHS HC plus		Overall
		Risk factor at follow-up
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
High blood pressure	No	251	20^a	158	14^a	409	34^a
	Yes	61	33	35	29	96	62
High cholesterol	No	149	18^a	81	9^a	230	27^a
	Yes	62	136	56	90	118	226
Smoking	No	158	10^a	111	3^a	269	13^a
	Yes	46	151	29	93	75	244
Obese	No	271	11	147	6	418	17
	Yes	10	73	9	74	19	147
Central obesity	No	189	15	96	5^a	285	20^a
	Yes	28	123	25	105	53	228

^a p < 0.01, McNemar test.
NHS HC – NHS Health Check only; NHS HC plus – NHS Health Check plus additional lifestyle support.

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