作者
Karice K Hyun, Julie Redfern, Anushka Patel, David Peiris, David Brieger, David Sullivan, Mark Harris, Tim Usherwood, Stephen MacMahon, Marilyn Lyford, Mark Woodward
发表日期
2017/4/1
期刊
Heart
卷号
103
期号
7
页码范围
492-498
出版商
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
简介
Objectives
To quantify contemporary differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor assessment and management between women and men in Australian primary healthcare services.
Methods
Records of routinely attending patients were sampled from 60 Australian primary healthcare services in 2012 for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk using Electronic Decision Support study. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to compare the rate of CVD risk factor assessment and recommended medication prescriptions, by gender.
Results
Of 53 085 patients, 58% were female. Adjusting for demographic and clinical characteristics, women were less likely to have sufficient risk factors measured for CVD risk assessment (OR (95% CI): 0.88 (0.81 to 0.96)). Among 13 294 patients (47% women) in the CVD/high CVD risk subgroup, the adjusted odds of prescription of guideline-recommended …
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