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Table 2 Baseline eligibility of patients for prevention and screening actions by randomization group

From: Results from the BETTER WISE trial: a pragmatic cluster two arm parallel randomized controlled trial for primary prevention and screening in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Control (N = 362)

Intervention (N = 371)

SMD

Prevention and screening actions (N = , eligible)_

N

%

N

%

 

1. Fasting blood sugar or hemoglobin A1c screening

201

55.7

176

47.4

0.165

2. Fasting blood sugar or hemoglobin A1c monitoring

20

5.5

10

2.7

0.144

3. Blood pressure screening

133

36.8

87

23.5

0.295

4. Blood pressure monitoring

76

21.1

62

16.7

0.111

5. Breast cancer screening (women only; N = 449)

80

36.9

77

32.0

0.104

6. Colorectal cancer screening

98

27.1

98

26.4

0.015

7. Cervical cancer screening (women only; N = 449)

97

44.5

58

24.0

0.443

8. Cardiovascular risk assessment

116

32.1

74

20.0

0.279

9. ACE or ARB optimization referral

5

1.9

11

3.2

0.083

10. BMI Screening

221

61.0

184

49.6

0.232

11. Waist circumference measurement

113

33.6

122

33.9

0.005

12. Cholesterol treatment

36

10.0

41

11.1

0.035

13. Weight control referral

141

42.0

149

41.4

0.012

14. Smoking cessation referral

31

11.8

51

14.8

0.09

15. Alcohol cessation referral

49

23.6

68

25.5

0.044

16. Physical activity referral

189

74.4

264

79.0

0.110

17. Nutrition/Diet referral

240

89.6

307

88.5

0.035

18. Hypertension control

105

29.1

110

29.6

0.012

19. Depression score improvement

26

9.7

28

8.1

0.058

20. At-risk alcohol improvement

101

48.6

144

53.7

0.104

21. Low physical activity improvement

189

74.4

264

79.0

0.110

22. Overweight improvement

255

75.9

278

77.2

0.031

23. Smoking cessation

31

11.8

51

14.8

0.090

24. Healthy diet score improvement

240

89.6

307

88.5

0.035

  1. SMD Standardized mean difference, ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Used to prevent, treat, or improve symptoms in conditions such as high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, and diabetes [32]. ARB: Angiotensin-receptor blockers. Used to treat high blood pressure and prevent, treat, or improve symptoms in people with chronic conditions such as heart failure [32]. BMI Body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters