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