Table 4.

Comparative observational studies on arterial hypertension control before and after interventions (São Paulo, 2012)

Article	Study site	Population	Intervention	Initial control (%)	Final control (%)
de Souza e Silva et al43	Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Users of a university-affiliated hospital, > 20 years (n = 96)	Hypertension outpatient clinic	0	32.9#
Sala et al44	São Paulo, SP	BHCU, ≥ 20 years (n=250)	Aging Health Care Program	0	44.4§
Araujo et al45	Salvador, BA	FHP, ≥ 20 years (n = 135)	FHP implantation	28.9	57*
Gusmão et al47	São Paulo, SP	Hypertension outpatient clinic, 18-60 years, no target-organ lesion (n = 40)	Three years after ending the program with telephone contact	78	50*
		Hypertension outpatient clinic, 18-60 years, target-organ lesion or other diseases (n = 37)		70	49*
Hoepfner et al46	Joinville, SC	BHCU, adults (n=415)	Improvement in therapy	12.8	36.6¢

BHCU: basic health care unit; FHP: Family Health Program.

^#Blood pressure control: < 90 mm Hg (diastolic).

^§Blood pressure control: < 160 mm Hg (systolic) and 95 mmHg (diastolic).

^*Blood pressure control: < 140 mm Hg (systolic) and 90 mmHg (diastolic).

^¢Blood pressure control: < 140 mm Hg (systolic) and 86 mm Hg (diastolic) (or 130/80 mm Hg for diabetes or chronic renal disease).