Table 2

Achievement of secondary stroke prevention goals by year in all countries combined

				% Meeting physiological goals			% Meeting drug use goals		% Meeting behavioural goals
Time point	Pts alive	% Meeting all goals	% Meeting priority prevention goals*	BP <140/90 mm Hg	LDL-c <2.59 mmol/L	BMI 18–25 kg/m²	Statin therapy	Antithrombotic therapy†	Cigarette smoking abstinence	Safe alcohol use‡	Aerobic exercise§
Baseline	3720	3	47	66	70	18	83	99	84	93	48
Year 1	3639	4	49	70	68	17	79	97	84	94	48
Year 2	3543	4	51	71	70	18	80	97	84	95	46
Year 3	3255	4	52	72	70	18	78	96	84	95	47

*Priority prevention goals: BP <140/90 mm Hg, LDL-c <2.59 mmol/L and the use of antithrombotic therapy.
†Antithrombotic therapy includes antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapies.
‡Safe alcohol use defined as ≤2 drinks/day for males and ≤1 drink/day for females.24
§Aerobic exercise defined as large-muscle activities at least 3 days/week for a total of 20 min/day.34
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Pts, participants.