Impact of a nurse-led intervention to improve screening for cardiovascular risk factors in people with severe mental illnesses. Phase-two cluster randomised feasibility trial of community mental health teams

Table 3 Proportions screened for each cardiovascular risk factor at six months.

CVD risk factor		Nurse arm (n = 58)		Control arm (n = 57)		OR	95% CI	Adj OR¹	95% CI	Adjusted z test p value¹
Blood pressure	N needing screen²	52		44
	N screened %	50	96.2	20	68.2	11.7	3.5 - 38.4	13.6	3.9 - 47.3	0.001
Cholesterol	N needing screen	51		52
	N screened %	34	66.7	14	26.9	5.4	3.2 - 9.1	6.1	3.2 -11.5	0.001
Glucose	N needing screen	51		52
	N screened %	34	66.7	19	36.5	3.5	2.4 - 5.1	4.4	2.7 - 7.1	0.001
BMI	N needing screen	53		46
	N screened %	49	92.5	30	65.2	6.5	2.0 - 21.6	6.5	2.1 - 19.6	0.001
Smoking status	N needing screen	51		45
	N screened %	45	88.2	26	57.8	5.5	3.0 - 9.9	5.5	3.2 - 9.5	0.001
Framingham score	N needing screen	55		55
	N screened %	21	38.2	6	10.9	5.0	1.5 - 16.5	5.2	1.8 - 15.3	0.003

Table 3 only includes participants whose GP notes could be examined to confirm screening.
1. Adjusted for age and gender.
2. Needing screening was defined as not having received screening for that risk factor within the previous year
CVD. Cardiovascular Disease. BMI Body Mass Index. CMHT Community Mental Health Team. OR Odds Ratio.

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