Table 2.
Change in Mean Blood Pressure (BP) Values Among Hypertensive Patients, and Percent with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure by Study Group from Baseline to Post Intervention
| Outcome | Control (N = 1,648) |
Intervention | p* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMA Support (N = 1,074) |
PMA + Education (N = 1,025) |
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| Baseline | Post | Change | Baseline | Post | Change | Baseline | Post | Change | ||
| Mean (SD) Systolic BP mm Hga | 130.3 (14.8) | 128.7 (14.9) | −1.6 (15.8) |
128.9 (15.3) | 128.3 (14.7) |
−0.7 (15.7) |
129.6 (14.6) |
128.8 (15.2) |
−0.8 (15.9) |
0.66 |
| Mean (SD) Diastolic BP mm Hga | 75.0 (10.8) | 74.6 (10.2) | −0.4 (9.7) |
73.7 (11.1) |
73.4 (10.5) |
−0.3 (10.0) |
74.8 (11.0) |
74.3 (11.0) |
−0.5 (9.9) |
0.51 |
| Outcome | Control (N = 369) |
PMA Support (N = 235) |
PMA + Education (N = 216) |
p* | ||||||
| Baseline | Post | Change | Baseline | Post | Change | Baseline | Post | Change | ||
| Mean (SD) Systolic BP mm Hga for patients with HTN uncontrolled (≥140/90) | 150 (11.6) | 137.1 (15.8) | −12.9 (15.8) | 150.2 (10.6) | 137.8 (15.0) | −12.4 (16.1) | 149.5 (10.5) | 137.5 (16.2) | −12.0 (16.3) | 0.63 |
| Mean (SD) Diastolic BP mm Hga for patients with HTN uncontrolled (≥140/90) | 84.0 (11.4) | 77.9 (10.7) | −6.1 (9.6) | 82.1 (11.8) | 76.4 (11.6) | −5.7 (9.9) | 84.8 (10.7) | 78.6 (11.8) | −6.2 (10.7) | 0.71 |
| % HTN Uncontrolled (≥140/90)b | 22.4 | 20.2 | −2.2 | 21.9 | 21.7 | −0.2 | 21.1 | 20.0 | −1.1 | 0.76 |
aTwo-level linear regression model, controlling for clustering (PCP assignment) and baseline blood pressure
bAdjusted logistic regression model, controlling for clustering (PCP assignment) and baseline blood pressure
*p values for comparisons of change between Baseline and Post-Intervention among study arms, controlling for clustering of patients within providers