Fig. 5

Appropriateness of cardiovascular preventive medication in patients of ≥75 years, when life expectancy < 1 year. Number of health domains (somatic, functional, mental, social) with problems limiting daily functioning, range 0–4. Note: a) diastolic blood pressure was set to ≥70 mmHg; b) the appropriateness judgments displayed in this figure and Fig. 3 are combinations of the appropriateness judgments for starting and stopping cardiovascular preventive medication. Abbreviations: LDL-C= Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP = systolic blood pressure