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Exclusions from performance measurement
| Reason | N (%) n = 201 |
|---|---|
| Insufficient opportunity to manage hypertension * | 35 (17) |
| Pre-existing use of ≥4 antihypertensive medications | 19 (9) |
| Competing or clinically dominant comorbidities | 6 (3) |
| Adverse effects of treatment | 0 (0) |
| Other patient factors | 9 (4) |
| Any exclusion | 61 (30) |
Some patients had more than 1 reason for exclusion.
This criterion also includes “no clinical diagnosis of hypertension”, but no patients met this criterion.
