Key result
Baseline recording of CVD risk factors varied, with blood pressure (85.6%) and smoking (95.8%) recorded more completely than BMI (72.8%) and cholesterol (55.6%) across 14 general practices.
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Baseline recording of CVD risk factors in English general practices varies significantly, with high rates for blood pressure and smoking but lower rates for BMI and cholesterol, highlighting substantial workload implications for the NHS Health Checks programme.
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Variable CVD risk factor recording may limit accurate stratification in primary care; leaves open whether standardized protocols improve completeness.
Dalton et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors. Patient characteristics (e.g., hypertension, female sex, older age, South Asian ethnicity) vs. Reference patient groups was evaluated on Completeness of blood pressure, smoking, body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol recording. Baseline recording of CVD risk factors varied, with blood pressure (85.6%) and smoking (95.8%) recorded more completely than BMI (72.8%) and cholesterol (55.6%) across 14 general practices.
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