TY - JOUR T1 - Applying the Sheffield tables to data from general practice. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 217 LP - 218 VL - 49 IS - 440 AU - J Muir AU - A Fuller AU - T Lancaster Y1 - 1999/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/49/440/217.abstract N2 - Lowering cholesterol with drugs of the statin class reduces the risk of a coronary event. Recent guidelines recommend use of the 'Sheffield tables' to detect individuals who might be offered drug treatment in whom the annual absolute risk of a first coronary event is > or = 3%. Using these tables in a general practice cohort aged 35-68 years, we found that 3% of men and 0.05% of women were above the treatment threshold. Smokers aged over 50 accounted for 85% of people recommended for statin therapy. Almost all smokers would fall below the treatment threshold if they quit smoking. ER -