Table 3.
Characteristics of patients without overtreatment and with potential overtreatment
| No Overtreatment |
Potential Overtreatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Medication Intensification |
On 3 or more medications |
Met both criteria |
Overall | |
| Sample, n | 896,379 | 34,208 | 37,723 | 8,972 | 80,903 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 67.2 (10.9) | 72.1 (10.2) | 71.6 (9.4) | 71.5 (9.2) | 71.8 (9.7) |
| Male, % | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 |
| Index systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) 1 |
129.6 (14.9) | 114.3 (10.6) | 114.6 (10.5) | 114.8 (10.7) |
114.5 (10.6) |
| Index diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD) 1 |
72.3 (10.1) | 57.9 (5.4) | 57.5 (5.4) | 57.2 (5.7) | 57.6 (5.5) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%), mean (SD)2 |
7.2 (1.4) | 7.1 (1.3) | 7.1 (1.2) | 7.2 (1.3) | 7.1 (1.3) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)2 |
132.7 (14.1) | 126.8 (13.8) | 128.0 (13.7) | 129.2 (14.5) |
127.6 (13.9) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)2 |
73.8 (9.5) | 66.6 (8.6) | 66.1 (8.3) | 66.0 (8.5) | 66.3 (8.4) |
| Ischemic heart disease diagnosis, %2 |
27 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 44 |
1
The index systolic/diastolic blood pressure is the lowest systolic/diastolic blood pressure value measured on the same day as the last primary care visit occurring during the measurement period
2
Time period examined: 365 days prior to the index BP