GP's Adherence to Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease among Elderly: A Quality Development Study

Table 4

Patients with chronic atrial fibrillation or prior stroke who are treated according to the guidelines.

		N	Percentage (95% CI)	Difference^a (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Chronic atrial fibrillation
Treated withwarfarin	2006	34/77	44.2 (32.8, 55.9)	6.5 (−10.8, 23.8)	0.52
	2008	37/73	50.7 (38.7, 62.6)
Treated with aspirin 320 mg if not warfarin	2006	5/43	11.6 (3.9, 25.1)	27.3 (6.1, 48.4)	0.010
	2008	14/36	38.9 (23.1, 56.5)
Stroke
Target blood pressure level	2006	31/50^b	62.0 (47.2,75.3)
	2008	40/59^b	67.8 (54.4,79.4)
Treated with recommended anticoagulation	2006	35/48^b	72.9 (58.2,84.7)
	2008	45/57^b	78.9 (66.1,88.6)

^aDifference between 2008 and 2006.
^bTwo patients had a bleeding stroke.