Thresholds at which treatment is recommended by different groups of clinicians
| Lowest 5 year coronary risk at which treatment is recommended* | Number (%) choosing this threshold | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grouped by profession | Grouped by comprehension | All groups | ||||
| Cardiologists | General practitioners | Practice nurses | Did not understand | Understood | ||
| *Approximately equivalent to reductions in 5 year coronary risk of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4.5%, 7%, 9% and >9%, respectively. | ||||||
| 3% | 3 (7%) | 29 (15%) | 10 (16%) | 7 (29%) | 35 (13%) | 42 (14%) |
| 6% | 1 (2%) | 9 (5%) | 10 (16%) | 6 (25%) | 13 (5%) | 20 (7%) |
| 10% | 14 (33%) | 38 (20%) | 8 (13%) | 1 (4%) | 57 (22%) | 60 (20%) |
| 15% | 18 (42%) | 60 (31%) | 17 (28%) | 6 (25%) | 85 (32%) | 95 (32%) |
| 20% | 5 (12%) | 22 (11%) | 7 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 33 (13%) | 34 (11%) |
| 30% | 2 (5%) | 25 (13%) | 5 (8%) | 3 (13%) | 27 (10%) | 32 (11%) |
| Not recommended at 30% | 0 (0%) | 9 (5%) | 4 (7%) | 1 (4%) | 12 (5%) | 13 (4%) |
| Total | 43 (100%) | 192 (100%) | 61 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 262 (100%) | 296 (100%) |
| Kruskal-Wallis H test, p = 0·528 (NS) | Mann-Whitney U test, p = 0·026 | |||||