Recording of risk factors by general practitioners in two surveys of 1000 patients undergoing CABG randomly selected from the cardiac surgery database
| Survey | p Value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2001 | ||
| Data are mean (SD) or number of patients (%). | |||
| *1998 versus 2001 audit data. | |||
| CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; GP, general practitioner. | |||
| Completed questionnaire | 761 (76%) | 918 (92%) | 0.01 |
| Alive | 563 (74%) | 875 (95%) | 0.005 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 65 (12%) | 151 (17%) | 0.02 |
| Former smoker | 210 (37%) | 288 (33%) | 0.02 |
| Non-smoker | 223 (40%) | 381 (44%) | 0.02 |
| GP unaware of smoking status | 65 (12%) | 57 (7%) | 0.01 |
| Aspirin use | 456 (81%) | 747 (85%) | 0.02 |
| Blood pressure recording | |||
| Blood pressure recorded | 552 (98%) | 864 (99%) | 0.93 |
| Most recent record (days) | 305 (460) | 251 (333) | 0.02 |
| Systolic (mm Hg) | 142.5 (19.2) | 139.4 (19.1) | 0.005 |
| Diastolic (mm Hg) | 80.6 (9.3) | 77.7 (10.2) | 0.001 |
| Treated systolic >140 mm Hg | 260 (46%) | 350 (40%) | 0.15 |
| Untreated systolic >140 mm Hg | 17 (3) | 14 (1.6) | 0.8 |
| Cholesterol | |||
| Recorded | 472 (84%) | 817 (89%) | 0.17 |
| Most recent record (days) | 491 (601) | 427 (700) | 0.001 |
| Drug prescribed | 279 (50%) | 615 (70%) | 0.001 |
| Treated to target | 191 (34%) | 572 (65%) | 0.02 |
| Untreated and below target | 130 (23%) | 63 (7%) | <0.001 |
| Concentrations (mmol/l) | 5.46 (1.07) | 4.82 (0.90) | <0.001 |