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Table 1 Characteristics of 387 patients presenting with uncontrolled blood pressure, overall and by clinical scenario

From: Multiple uncontrolled conditions and blood pressure medication intensification: an observational study

   

Clinical Scenario: Uncontrolled BP AND

 

Patient Factors

All

No diagnosed diabetes or HLD†

(N = 76)

Controlled diabetes and/or HLD

(N = 157)

Either uncontrolled diabetes or HLD

(N = 122)

Both uncontrolled diabetes and HLD

(N = 32)

P

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Age (years)

          

< 0.001

< 55

92

23.8%

32

42.1%

22

14.0%

31

25.4%

7

21.9%

 

55 to 64

136

35.1%

15

19.7%

56

35.7%

50

41.0%

15

46.9%

 

65+

159

41.1%

29

38.2%

79

50.3%

41

33.6%

10

31.2%

 

Gender

          

0.80

Male

373

96.4%

74

97.4%

152

96.8%

117

95.9%

30

93.7%

 

Female

14

3.6%

2

2.6%

5

3.2%

5

4.1%

2

6.3%

 

Systolic BP (mmHg)

          

< 0.001

< 140

122

31.5%

12

15.8%

39

24.8%

55

45.1%

16

50.0%

 

140 to 159

196

50.6%

52

68.4%

89

56.7%

44

36.1%

11

34.4%

 

160+

69

17.8%

12

15.8%

29

18.5%

23

18.8%

5

15.6%

 

Minimally (0 to 9 mmHg) above goal

          

0.13

Yes

203

52.5%

49

64.5%

78

49.7%

61

50.0%

15

46.9%

 

No

184

47.5%

27

35.5%

79

50.3%

61

50.0%

17

53.1%

 

Number of medications*

          

< 0.01

0

122

31.5%

44

36.1%

51

41.8%

23

18.8%

4

3.3%

 

1 to 2

114

29.5%

22

19.3%

48

42.1%

37

32.5%

7

6.1%

 

3 to 4

97

25.1%

9

9.3%

35

36.1%

39

40.2%

14

14.4%

 

5+

54

13.9%

1

1.8%

23

42.6%

23

42.6%

7

13.0%

 

Diabetes

          

< 0.001

Uncontrolled

98

25.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

66

54.1%

32

100.0%

 

Controlled**

101

26.1%

0

0.0%

69

43.9%

32

26.2%

0

0.0%

 

Not present

188

48.6%

76

100.0%

88

56.1%

24

19.7%

0

0.0%

 

HLD†

          

< 0.001

Uncontrolled

88

22.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

56

45.9%

32

100.0%

 

Controlled**

196

50.7%

0

0.0%

143

91.1%

53

43.4%

0

0.0%

 

Not present

103

26.6%

76

100.0%

14

8.9%

13

10.7%

0

0.0%

 
  1. *Medications for hypertension, diabetes, and/or hyperlipidemia prescribed in the 90 days prior to the index visit; **Includes missing laboratory data: 23 A1c data, 41 lipids; †HLD = Hyperlipidemia