Table 1:
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study stratified by blood pressure (BP) goal attainment as per the 7th Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention Detection Evaluation & Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7) recommendations
| Blood pressure Goal as per JNC-7 | PValue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 251, 61.1%) | Yes (n = 160, 38.9%) | |||
| Demographic data (n, % unless indicated otherwise) | ||||
| Age, mean ± SD, in years | 56.40 ± 12.17 | 57.43 ± 11.87 | 0.393 | |
| Female gender | 173 (68.9) | 108 (67.5) | 0.762 | |
| Male gender | 78 (31.1) | 52 (32.5) | 0.762 | |
| Smoking status | 21 (8.3) | 13 (8.1) | 0.593 | |
| Clinical data (n, % unless indicated otherwise) | ||||
| Dyslipidemia | 101(40) | 70 (44) | 0.570 | |
| CVD | 15 (6) | 21 (13) | 0.477 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 88 (35.0) | 6 (4.0) | 0.001 | |
| Stroke | 5 (2.0) | 6 (2.4) | 0.416 | |
| Nephropathy | 22 (8.8) | 5 (3.1) | 0.024 | |
| Retinopathy | 1(0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.389 | |
| Thyroid disease | 9 (3.6) | 8 (5) | 0.703 | |
| Asthma | 11(4.4) | 11 (6.9) | 0.469 | |
| BMI | Normal | 55 (22) | 43 (26.9) | |
| Overweight | 60 (24) | 53 (33) | 0.021 | |
| Obese | 133 (53) | 59 (36.8) | ||
| Length of follow-up in the same clinic (mean ± SD) | 4.95 ± 2.18 | 5.01 ± 2.17 | 0.620 | |
| Non-adherence to scheduled follow-up appointments | 200 (80) | 76 (48) | 0.696 | |
| Continuity of care | 17 (7) | 12 (8) | 0.892 | |
Legend: SD = Standard deviation; CVD = cardiovascular disease; BMI = Body Mass Index; BP control was defined as casual BP of <140 (systolic) and <90 mmHg (diastolic) and <130 (systolic) and <80 mmHg (diastolic) for diabetic patients as per the JNC-7.