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Table 7 PREDICT variables and their descriptions

From: Medication adherence prediction through temporal modelling in cardiovascular disease management

Variable name

Description

PT_SBP

Current systolic blood pressure (sitting)

PT_SBP2

Previous systolic blood pressure (sitting)

PT_DBP

Current diastolic blood pressure (sitting)

PT_DBP2

Previous diastolic blood pressure (sitting)

PT_SMOKING

Smoking history or current status

PT_EN_TCHDL

TC/HDL cholesterol result

PT_DIABETES

Diabetes status

PT_FAMILY_HISTORY

Family history of premature CVD

PT_GEN_LIPID

Diagnosed Genetic Lipid Disorder

PT_RENAL

Renal disease status

PT_DIABETES_YR

Number of years since diabetes diagnosis

PT_PT_ATRIAL_FIBRILLATION

ECG confirmed Atrial Fibrillation

PT_IMP_FATAL_CVD*

Improved fatal CVD using mortality record and 28 day rule

  1. *This feature captures all patients with CVD as cause of death on their death certificate with or without hospitalisation. In addition, those without CVD recorded on their death certificate but who had a CVD hospital admission up to 28 days before their date of death are included. The VIEW research group refers to this as the “the 28 day rule” for reclassifying non-CVD death as CVD death