Table 1.

Population Characteristics

Selected risk-adjustment variables	Study cohort (n=8,676)
Gender (female), n (%)	4,693 (54.1)
Age at index (y), mean (SD)	54.4 (13.4)
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD)	30.7 (6.9)
Index systolic (mm Hg), mean (SD)	148.7 (15.1)
Index diastolic (mm Hg), mean (SD)	90.4 (10.9)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), n (%)	854 (9.8)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	1,325 (15.3)
Hyperlipidemia diagnosis, n (%)	2,841 (32.8)
Hypertension diagnosis, n (%)	5,330 (61.4)
Follow-up duration in months, mean (SD)	6.3 (3.9)
Follow-up duration in months, median (IQR)	6.5 (2.5–10.5)
Number of clinic visits within 1 year prior to index, mean (SD)	3.9 (3.4)
Number of clinic visits within 1 year prior to index, median (IQR)	3.0 (2.0–5.0)