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. 2011 Mar 31;7:209–235. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S9434

Table 12.

Logistic regression of achieving a TCVR reduction (improvement) ≥1 category from baseline to 90 days (variables with significant odds ratios and 95% confidence interval not crossing 1.00)

BSCORE EXCELLENT
Patient-related variables
  Age per year 0.98
  Male gender if male 0.52
  Controlled SBP and DBP at baseline if present 0.50
  Total cardiovascular risk: moderate added risk if present 5.57 3.02
  Total cardiovascular risk: high added risk if present 11.12 3.19
  Total cardiovascular risk: very high added risk if present 104.28 48.44
  Conditions and risk factors: no pre-existing if no pre-existing 2.07 3.66
  Conditions and risk factors: diabetes if present 0.19
  Conditions and risk factors: dyslipidemia if present 0.71
  Concomitant antihypertensive treatment: alfa blocker if present (0.51)
  Concomitant antihypertensive treatment: other than alfa blocker if present (2.28)
  Physician-rated adherence per point (0–100 scale) 1.03 1.02
Physician-related variables
  Correct responses to questions related to evidence-based hypertension management per response (0–4) (0.78)

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TCVR, total cardiovascular risk.