Key result
In a primary care dataset of 1,275,174 adults, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease or hypertension was 21.3% (95% CI 21.2-21.4%).
Population
1,275,174 adults with and without cardiovascular disease from 164 practices in the English primary care…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Substantial CVD burden in English primary care; extends utility of this representative dataset for future incidence and management studies.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,275,174)
Yes
The RCGP RSC database provides a comprehensive, nationally representative dataset for studying the incidence, prevalence, and management of cardiovascular disease in English primary care.
Hinton et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease (n=1,275,174). Cardiovascular disease risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of cardiovascular disease or hypertension (95% CI 21.2-21.4). In a primary care dataset of 1,275,174 adults, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease or hypertension was 21.3% (95% CI 21.2-21.4%).
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