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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At the 18 month follow-up there were no significant differences between intervention and control groups in the numbers (proportions) of patients above the recommended limits : systolic blood pressure, intervention 98/360 (27. 2 %) v control, 133/405 (32. 8 %), odds ratio 1. 51 (95 % confidence interval 0. 99 to 2. 30 ; P = 0. 06) ; diastolic blood pressure, intervention 32/360 (8. 9 %) v control, 40/405 (9. 9 %), 1. 40 (0. 75 to 2. 64 ; P = 0. 29) ; and total cholesterol concentration, intervention 52/342 (15. 2 %) v control, 64/391 (16. 4 %), 1. 13 (0. 63 to 2. 03 ; P = 0. 65).