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Table 1 Characteristics of intervention and qualitative samples at index visit

From: Part I, Patient perspective: activating patients to engage their providers in the use of evidence-based medicine: a qualitative evaluation of the VA Project to Implement Diuretics (VAPID)

 

Total Intervention Sample (N = 478)

Qualitative Sample (N = 54)

P-value

Age (years)

64.0

65.1

0.38

Gender (male)

472 (98.7%)

53 (98.1%)

0.53

Site (IA)*

279 (58.4%)

29 (53.7%)

0.56

Co-pay for medications

336 (70.3%)

41 (75.9%)

0.63

Systolic BP (mmHg)

(Goal: <140 or < 130)

135.1

138.2

0.15

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

(Goal: <90 or <80)

78.1

79.4

0.45

At BP Goal

214 (44.8%)

26 (48.1%)

0.67

Intervention Arm*

  

0.73

   Arm A

175 (36.6%)

18 (33.3%)

 

   Arm B

144 (30.1%)

19 (35.2%)

 

   Arm C

159 (33.3%)

17 (31.5%)

 

Prescribed Thiazide*

112 (23.4%)

26 (48.1%)

<0.0001

  1. *Qualitative sample stratified by these variables.
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