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Table 4 Secondary outcomes expressed as weighted mean differences between intervention and control groups

From: Results from the CLUES study: a cluster randomized trial for the evaluation of cardiovascular guideline implementation in primary care in Spain

 

WMD

95% CI

p

Diabetes guideline

 HbA1c < 7%

−3.05

−9.16 to 3.07

0.320

 Annual general laboratory testing

3.83

−30.74 to 38.41

0.824

 Annual coronary risk assessment

28.16

7.22 to 49.08

0.010

 Annual foot examination

13.08

−5.30 to 31.45

0.158

 Blood pressure < 140/80 mmHg

−2.52

−12.10 to 7.06

0.598

 Metformin/All new antidiabetic monotherapy

17.83

−3.22 to 38.88

0.095

Hypertension guideline

 Blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg

3.76

−4.14 to 11.66

0.342

 Annual coronary risk assessment

27.55

7.38 to 47.71

0.009

 Diuretics/All new antihypertensive monotherapy

20.58

6.44 a 34.73

0.005

 Beta blockers/All new antihypertensive monotherapy

−8.24

−21.77 to 5.29

0.226

 ARB-II/All new antihypertensive monotherapy

11.32

−10.16 to 32.81

0.293

Dyslipidemia guideline

 New statin treatments with previous coronary risk assessment

23.09

7.26 to 38.92

0.005

 New statin treatments in low-risk women

−3.08

−5.20 to −0.94

0.006

 Patients with coronary heart disease receiving statin treatment

13.47

−14.36 to 41.30

0.334

  1. ARB II angiotensin II receptor blockers, CI Confidence Interval, p p-value derived by Student’s t-test, WMD weighted mean difference