Table 3.
Means of continuous characteristics of hypertensive patients according to whether they attended public or private clinic
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) for all patients | Mean for public patients | Mean for private patients | P value by t test | Number with valid data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # hypertension medications | 2.1(1.1) | 2.1 | 2.1 | .97 | 343 |
| Total # medications | 3.7(1.7) | 3.6 | 3.7 | .57 | 342 |
| # Medication doses/day | 4.5(2.6) | 4.6 | 4.4 | .55 | 340 |
| # Weight recorded/yr | 2.8(2.0) | 3.2 | 2.2 | < .01 | 342 |
| # Visits with at least 1 BP recorded/yr | 4.4 (1.5) | 4.6 | 4.3 | .10 | 342 |
| # BP done by doctor | 2.9(2.2) | 1.8 | 4.1 | < .01 | 342 |
| # Diastolic BP/yr end in 0* | 3.4((1.6) | 3.7 | 3.2 | < .01 | 341 |
| # Diastolic BP/yr end in 5* | .84(1.2) | 0.82 | .85 | .84 | 339 |
| # Fasting blood glucoses/yr | .95(1.2) | 0.87 | 1.0 | .20 | 335 |
| # Creatinines/2yr | 1.1(1.1) | 1.4 | 0.74 | < .01 | 340 |
| # electrolytes/2yr | 1.02(1.2) | 1.4 | 0.68 | < .00 | 306 |
| # Cholesterols/2yr | 1.2(1.0) | 1.3 | 1.0 | < .01 | 341 |
| # lipid profiles/2yr | 1.0(1.1) | 1.2 | .90 | < .01 | 336 |
| # Retinal assessments/2yr | .33(.64) | 0.40 | .27 | .16 | 197 |
| # urine albumin/2yr | 2.5(2.9) | 3.2 | 1.9 | < .01 | 187 |
*Multiple BPs recorded at a single visit, are counted separately.