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