Table 3.
Intervention N = 76 | Control N = 85 | OR (95 % CI) | P | |
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Antihypertensive drug classes, median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.45 | |
Increase in number of antihypertensive drug classes, % | 11.8 % | 4.7 % | 2.89 (0.70–11.9) | 0.14 |
Adjusted mean difference (95 % CI)b | ||||
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD) a | 137.2 (16.8) 51/76 | 142.5 (16.7) 51/85 | −4.7 (1.8 to −11.3) | 0.15 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD)a | 80.3 (9.7) 51/76 | 81.9 (10.5) 51/85 | −1.9 (1.6 to −5.4) | 0.28 |
CI confidence interval; IQR interquartile range; OR odds ratio
aThe number of patients with follow-up data available is indicated
bAdjusted mean difference represents the intervention effect derived from models that include baseline blood pressure and physician-level random effects