Fig. 1From: The impact of antihypertensive treatment initiation on health-related quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor levels: a prospective, interventional studyChanges in study outcomes and effect sizes. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) for study outcomes magnitude of change. Effect size of 0.20 was considered small, 0.50 medium and 0.80 large. AUDIT-C, alcohol consumption questions from the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT); DBP, diastolic blood pressure, EQ-5D, EuroQoL questionnaire of health-related quality of life; FIT index, Frequency-Intensity-Time (FIT) Index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressureBack to article page