More patients in the intervention group also had stopped alcohol use at 1 year (OR= 2.92, 95%CI= 1.26-6.79). Also, at 1 year, the mean systolic blood pressure (124.4mmHg vs 128.0) and BMI (24.4 vs 25.0kg/m2) amongst other endpoints were improved in the intervention arm.
An editorial discusses the implications of this study, particularly concerning potential benefits to the development of multi-disciplinary teams.