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Table 2 Trial end points

From: The CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) replication trial: study protocol

Primary

   TC (fasting blood sample)

   SBP (resting digital reading) [27, 28]

   Smoking rates (self report confirmed with carbon monoxide meter) [29–31]

   Physical activity (Active Australia Questionnaire validated by accelerometry) [24, 26]

Secondary

   Readmission rates (hospital records)

   All-cause mortality (hospital records)

   Cardiac mortality (hospital records)

   Waist circumference (tape measurement) [32]

   Number of modifiable risk factors (sum)

   Process evaluation measures (including recruitment, withdrawal, barriers to participation, number and length of interventions delivered)

Tertiary

   Diet (achievement of heart foundation target) [9]

   Quality of life (SF12) [33]

   Depression (Depression scale-short form) [34]

   Angina status (Canadian Cardiovascular Society class) [35]

   Modifiable risk factor knowledge (questionnaire) [19]

   Cardioprotective medication use (hospital records and self-report)

   Diabetic control (HbA1C)