Outcomes at 1 year | Patient group | Nurse led clinic | Usual care | RBI (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
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*Abbreviations defined in glossary; RBI, RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article. | |||||
BP and lipid targets achieved | All patients | 37% | 31% | 21% (6 to 39) | 16 (10 to 49) |
BP targets achieved | Hypertension | 27% | 24% | 11% (–10 to 37) | Not significant |
Lipid targets achieved | Hyperlipidaemia | 53% | 40% | 27% (7.9 to 50) | 10 (6 to 29) |
RRR (CI) | NNT (CI) | ||||
Mortality | All patients | 3.2% | 5.7% | 44% (8 to 66) | 40 (21 to 271) |