Table 4

SCORE risk at baseline and follow-up

Patients without diabetes1 or MetSyn2

Patients with MetSyn2

Patients with diabetes1

N

mean

± SD

N

mean

± SD

N

mean

± SD


Total

baseline

225

6.4

6.0

885

7.4

6.7

818

19.8

14.4

8 weeks

139

3.5

3.1

576

4.0

3.5

607

11.2

8.2

Difference3

138

-2.7*

3.8

568

-3.2*

3.6

590

-8.7*

8.7


Blood pressure alone

baseline

225

6.4

6.0

885

7.4

6.7

818

19.8

14.4

8 weeks

132

6.1

5.6

557

6.8

5.9

589

19.1

13.2

Difference3

132

-0.4*

1.2

555

-0.7*

1.4

578

-1.4*

3.3


Risk factors alone

baseline

225

6.4

6.0

885

7.4

6.7

818

19.8

14.4

8 weeks

221

3.9

3.4

873

4.5

4.0

789

12.4

8.8


Difference3

219

-2.6*

3.4

862

-2.9*

3.3

786

-7.6*

7.7


1 diagnosis assigned by physician; 2 defined by the AHA/NHLBI 2004 [17]; 3 difference versus baseline; * p < 0.0001.

Bramlage et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:30   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-30

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