Prevalence of treatment use and risk factor control among 4252 men and 4286 women aged 60–79 in the British regional heart study and British women’s heart and health study, 1998–2001
| Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetic | Non-diabetic | OR | 95% CI | Diabetic | Non-diabetic | OR | 95% CI | |
| ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; OR, age adjusted odds ratio (diabetic relative to non-diabetic); SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol. | ||||||||
| Men | ||||||||
| Number of patients | 232 | 3166 | 84 | 770 | ||||
| Aspirin | 22.8% | 15.9% | 1.54 | 1.12 to 2.13 | 72.6% | 71.1% | 1.08 | 0.65 to 1.79 |
| Statins | 6.0% | 2.1% | 3.10 | 1.71 to 5.62 | 25.0% | 24.3% | 1.06 | 0.63 to 1.81 |
| β Blockers | 13.8% | 8.8% | 1.63 | 1.10 to 2.42 | 29.8% | 31.4% | 0.93 | 0.57 to 1.53 |
| ACE inhibitors | 25.0% | 5.9% | 5.28 | 3.78 to 7.36 | 34.5% | 19.7% | 2.14 | 1.32 to 3.47 |
| Any BP lowering drugs | 43.5% | 20.6% | 2.96 | 2.24 to 3.89 | 60.7% | 56.0% | 1.22 | 0.77 to 1.93 |
| Aspirin and statins | 3.4% | 1.0% | 3.62 | 1.65 to 7.96 | 20.2% | 21.2% | 0.96 | 0.55 to 1.70 |
| Cigarette smoking | 9.5% | 13.4% | 0.69 | 0.44 to 1.08 | 9.6% | 11.5% | 0.83 | 0.39 to 1.78 |
| BMI ⩾30 kg/m2 | 32.3% | 14.6% | 2.83 | 2.09 to 3.83 | 32.5% | 21.3% | 1.81 | 1.09 to 2.99 |
| SBP <130 mm Hg | 14.7% | 20.5% | 0.68 | 0.47 to 1.00 | 22.9% | 29.4% | 0.72 | 0.42 to 1.23 |
| DBP <80 mm Hg | 37.7% | 30.0% | 1.40 | 1.06 to 1.85 | 56.6% | 45.3% | 1.57 | 1.00 to 2.49 |
| TC <5 mmol/l | 21.9% | 13.7% | 1.74 | 1.24 to 2.44 | 34.7% | 21.9% | 1.91 | 1.15 to 3.17 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Number of patients | 167 | 3594 | 49 | 476 | ||||
| Aspirin | 22.7% | 9.0% | 2.96 | 1.98 to 4.43 | 43.2% | 46.4% | 0.88 | 0.47 to 1.65 |
| Statins | 23.4% | 3.9% | 7.62 | 5.04 to 11.51 | 25.0% | 27.2% | 0.93 | 0.45 to 1.91 |
| β Blockers | 25.3% | 11.6% | 2.57 | 1.76 to 3.75 | 20.5% | 32.0% | 0.55 | 0.26 to 1.19 |
| ACE inhibitors | 27.5% | 6.5% | 5.57 | 3.86 to 8.04 | 34.7% | 18.5% | 2.32 | 1.23 to 4.37 |
| Any BP lowering drugs | 57.1% | 26.1% | 3.77 | 2.71 to 5.25 | 65.9% | 48.4% | 2.05 | 1.07 to 3.93 |
| Aspirin and statins | 9.7% | 1.2% | 8.77 | 4.72 to 16.29 | 13.6% | 19.4% | 0.67 | 0.27 to 1.64 |
| Cigarette smoking | 12.1% | 11.6% | 1.06 | 0.65 to 1.71 | 6.1% | 11.8% | 0.50 | 0.15 to 1.66 |
| BMI ⩾30 kg/m2 | 55.2% | 24.4% | 3.88 | 2.79 to 5.39 | 53.7% | 30.3% | 2.74 | 1.43 to 5.25 |
| SBP <130 mm Hg | 15.1% | 24.3% | 0.57 | 0.36 to 0.90 | 21.4% | 31.6% | 0.61 | 0.28 to 1.32 |
| DBP <80 mm Hg | 46.1% | 50.4% | 0.85 | 0.61 to 1.19 | 54.8% | 58.9% | 0.86 | 0.45 to 1.63 |
| TC <5 mmol/l | 16.3% | 4.8% | 3.88 | 2.43 to 6.18 | 17.5% | 12.3% | 1.58 | 0.66 to 3.80 |