Table 4.
Documented Clinical Actions Stratified by BP Level above Goal
| BP < 10/5 mm Hg above goal (3,321 visits) |
BP 10-19/5- 9 mm Hg above goal (1,888 visits) |
BP 20- 29/10-14 mm Hg above goal (1,455 visits) |
BP 30- 39/15-19 mm Hg above goal (583 visits) |
BP ≥40/20 mm Hg above goal (981 visits) |
p- value* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Any lifestyle (non- pharmaceutical) recommendation |
482 | 14.1 | 292 | 15.4 | 238 | 16.3 | 99 | 17.0 | 190 | 20.2 | 0.0092 |
| Change in anti- hypertensive medication regimen |
393 | 11.4 | 294 | 14.4 | 404 | 29.2 | 192 | 33.5 | 432 | 46.0 | <0.0001 |
| Either a lifestyle recommendation or medication change |
806 | 23.5 | 530 | 27.4 | 545 | 39.1 | 258 | 45.2 | 537 | 57.3 | <0.0001 |
| Plan for follow-up BP |
<0.0001 | ||||||||||
| Within < 2 weeks |
116 | 3.6 | 78 | 4.4 | 92 | 6.8 | 40 | 6.8 | 112 | 11.4 | |
| 2 to 4 weeks | 579 | 17.6 | 401 | 19.7 | 357 | 24.5 | 137 | 23.3 | 299 | 29.9 | |
| > 4 weeks | 958 | 29.8 | 472 | 26.9 | 360 | 26.6 | 140 | 26.1 | 170 | 18.1 | |
| No f/u plan noted or interval specified |
1,668 | 49.0 | 937 | 49.0 | 646 | 42.2 | 266 | 43.8 | 400 | 40.6 | |
*
p-value by F-Adjusted Rao-Scott chi square test