Table 2.
Blood Pressure control and results of Physician’s Empathy
| Physicians | Low Empathy | Moderate Empathy | High Empathy | All | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients under physicians’ care | n | 42138 | 45070 | 61624 | 148832 | |
| Patients with adequate blood pressure managementa | n (%) | 16691 (39.61%) | 18592 (41.25%) | 24166 (39.22%) | 59449 (39.94%) | 0.048b |
| 95% CI | [39.14% – 40.08%] | [40.8% – 41.71%] | [38.83% – 39.6%] | [39.69% – 40.19%] | ||
| Systolic blood pressure in overall population | mean (SD) | 127.79 (15.2) | 127.94 (15.1) | 127.5 (15.3) | 127.72 (15.2) | 0.009b |
| 95% CI | [127.6 – 128] | [127.7 – 128.2] | [127.3 – 127.7] | [127.6 – 127.8] | ||
| median [IQR] | 129 [119 – 137] | 129 [119 – 137] | 128 [118 – 137] | 129 [119 – 137] | ||
| Blood control levels in overall population | ||||||
| < 130 mmHg | n (%) | 8522 (51.06%) | 9457 (50.87%) | 12623 (52.23%) | 30602 (51.48%) | 0.012b |
| 95% CI | [50.3% – 51.82%] | [50.15% – 51.58%] | [51.6% – 52.86%] | [51.07% – 51.88%] | ||
| 130 – 140 mmHg | n (%) | 4992 (29.91%) | 5529 (29.74%) | 7086 (29.32%) | 17607 (29.62%) | |
| 95% CI | [29.21% – 30.6%] | [29.08% – 30.4%] | [28.75% – 29.9%] | [29.25% – 29.98%] | ||
| > 140 mmHg | n (%) | 3177 (19.03%) | 3606 (19.4%) | 4457 (18.44%) | 11240 (18.91%) | |
| 95% CI | [18.44% – 19.63%] | [18.83% – 19.96%] | [17.95% – 18.93%] | [18.59% – 19.22%] | ||
| Hypertensive patients | n (%) | 1242 (2.95%) | 1746 (3.87%) | 1654 (2.68%) | 4642 (3.12%) | <0.001b |
| 95% CI | [2.79% – 3.11%] | [3.7% – 4.05%] | [2.56% – 2.81%] | [3.03% – 3.21%] | ||
| Systolic blood pressure in hypertensive population | mean (SD) | 131.05 (15.3) | 130.5 (14.9) | 130.58 (15.8) | 130.67 (15.3) | 0.703c |
| 95% CI | [130–132.1] | [129.7 – 131.3] | [129.7 – 131.5] | [130.1 – 131.2] | ||
| median [IQR] | 130 [121–139] | 130 [120–138] | 130 [120–139] | 130 [120–139] | ||
| Blood control levels in hypertensive population | ||||||
| < 130 mmHg | n (%) | 345 (40.97%) | 532 (42.19%) | 518 (44.2%) | 1395 (42.6%) | 0.353b |
| 95% CI | [37.65% – 44.3%] | [39.46% – 44.91%] | [41.35% – 47.04%] | [40.9% – 44.29%] | ||
| 130 – 140 mmHg | n (%) | 289 (34.32%) | 446 (35.37%) | 368 (31.4%) | 1103 (33.68%) | |
| 95% CI | [31.12% – 37.53%] | [32.73% – 38.01%] | [28.74% – 34.06%] | [32.06% – 35.3%] | ||
| > 140 mmHg | n (%) | 208 (24.7%) | 283 (22.44%) | 286 (24.4%) | 777 (23.73%) | |
| 95% CI | [21.79% – 27.62%] | [20.14% – 24.75%] | [21.94% – 26.86%] | [22.27% – 25.18%] | ||
aAt least two correctly recorded readings taken on different days
bChi-square linear-by-linear test
cAnalysis of variance