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Table 2 Risk factor control profile at 1-year following stroke

From: A retrospective cohort study examining secondary prevention post stroke in primary care in an Asian setting

Risk Factor (each singular or composite)

Numerator

Proportion (%)

Overall Control (Non-Diabetic)a

3,195

49.2%

Overall Control (Diabetic)b

1,964

28.1%

Blood Pressure Controlc

13,934

71.4%

Lipids (LDL) Controld

9,804

66.6%

Glycaemic Controle

4,782

52.9%

  1. Based on the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) Stroke 2014 guidelines [18], we operationalized our outcome variable of secondary prevention post-stroke as overall control which comprised of individuals having a systolic blood pressure < 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg, LDL-cholesterol < 2.6 mmol/L, and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) < 7% (for diabetes mellitus) for those individuals with diabetes following stroke
  2. a For the individuals without diabetes following stroke, only 6,501 had readings available for both blood pressure and LDL
  3. b For the individuals with diabetes following stroke, only 6,999 individuals had readings available for all three (HbA1c, blood pressure and LDL)
  4. c Out of the 22,525 individuals with hypertension, only 19,529 had blood pressure readings available
  5. d Out of the 23,779 individuals with hyperlipidaemia, only 14,714 had LDL readings available
  6. e Out of the 13,307 individuals with diabetes, only 9,046 had HbA1c readings available. Glycaemic control is determined by the level of HbA1c