Table 2. The relationship between patient characteristics and hypertension guideline indicators.
| Patient characteristics | Indicators registered in medical charts (percent) | Normal indicator findings (percent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <25 | 25–49.99 | 50–74.99 | ≥75 | Total | <25 | 25–49.99 | 50–74.99 | ≥75 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | N (%) | 25 | (54.3) | 27 | (33.8) | 10 | (36.) | 121 | (39.2) | 303 | (38.3) | 40 | (43.0) | 138 | (39.5) | 122 | (35.7) | 3 | (42.9) | 303 | (38.3) | |
| Female | N (%) | 21 | (45.7) | 53 | (66.3) | 226 | (63.5) | 188 | (60.8) | 488 | (61.7) | 53 | (57.0) | 211 | (60.5) | 220 | (64.3) | 4 | (57.1) | 488 | (61.7) | |
| Total | N (%) | 46 | (100) | 80 | (100) | 356 | (100) | 309 | (100) | 791 | (100) | 93 | (100) | 349 | (100) | 342 | (100) | 7 | (100) | 791 | (100) | |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 63.8 | (14.2) |
64.7 |
(10.3) | 627 | (10.5) | 635 | (9.5) | 63.3 | (10.3) | 65.7 | (11.5) | 63.1 | (10.8) | 62.8 | (9.4) | 66.1 | (12.7) | 63.3 | (10.3) | |
| <55 | N (%) | 11 | (25.0) | 14 | (17.9) | 78 | (22.3) | 48 | (15.5) | 151 | (19.3) | 16 | (17.8) | 72 | (21.0) | 62 | (18.2) | 1 | (14.3) | 151 | (19.3) | |
| 55–64 | N (%) | 6 | (13.6) | 21 | (26.9) | 107 | (30.6) | 125 | (40.5) | 259 | (33.2) | 14 | (15.6) | 109 | (31.8) | 134 | (39.3) | 2 | (28.6) | 259 | (33.2) | |
| ≥65 | N (%) | 27 | (61.4) | 43 | (55.1) | 165 | (47.1) | 136 | (44.0) | 371 | (47.5) | 60 | (66.7) | 162 | (47.2) | 145 | (42.5) | 4 | (57.1) | 371 | (47.5) | |
| Total | N (%) | 44 | (100) | 78 | (100) | 350 | (100) | 309 | (100.0) | 781 | (100) | 90 | (100) | 343 | (100) | 341 | (100) | 7 | (100) | 781 | (100) | |
|
Smoking status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No | N (%) | 43 | (93.5) | 69 | (87.3) | 294 | (83.8) | 259 | (84.4) | 665 | (84.9) | 81 | (88.0) | 297 | (86.1) | 280 | (82.6) | 7 | (100.0) | 665 | (84.9) | |
| Yes | N (%) | 3 | (6.5) | 10 | (12.7) | 57 | (16.2) | 48 | (15.6) | 118 | (15.1) | 11 | (12.0) | 48 | (13.9) | 59 | (17.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 118 | (15.1) | |
| Total | N (%) | 46 | (100) | 79 | (100) | 351 | (100) | 307 | (100) | 783 | (100) | 92 | (100) | 345 | (100) | 339 | (100) | 7 | (100) | 783 | (100) | |
|
Self-reported health | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excellent | N (%) | 8 | (17.4) | 4 | (5.1) | 49 | (13.9) | 54 | (17.5) | 115 | (14.6) | 11 | (12.0) | 40 | (11.6) | 63 | (18.5) | 1 | (14.3) | 115 | (14.6) | |
| Good | N (%) | 15 | (32.6) | 44 | (55.7) | 132 | (37.5) | 98 | (31.8) | 289 | (36.8) | 42 | (45.7) | 138 | (39.9) | 106 | (31.2) | 3 | (42.9) | 289 | (36.8) | |
| Bad | N (%) | 23 | (50.0) | 31 | (39.2) | 171 | (48.6) | 156 | (50.6) | 381 | (48.5) | 39 | (42.4) | 168 | (48.6) | 171 | (50.3) | 3 | (42.9) | 381 | (48.5) | |
| Total | N (%) | 46 | (100) | 79 | (100) | 352 | (100) | 308 | (100) | 785 | (100) | 92 | (100) | 346 | (100) | 340 | (100) | 7 | (100) | 785 | (100) | |
| Number of visits to Family physicians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | N (%) | 1 | (2.2) | 4 | (5.0) | 10 | (2.8) | 2 | (0.7) | 17 | (2.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 11 | (3.2) | 6 | (1.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 17 | (2.2) | |
| 0–4 | N (%) | 19 | (41.3) | 39 | (48.8) | 130 | (36.8) | 104 | (33.9) | 292 | (37.2) | 39 | (41.9) | 128 | (36.9) | 123 | (36.3) | 2 | (28.6) | 292 | (37.2) | |
| 5–10 | N (%) | 8 | (17.4) | 24 | (30.0) | 121 | (34.3) | 124 | (40.4) | 277 | (35.2) | 25 | (26.9) | 123 | (35.4) | 125 | (36.9) | 4 | (57.1) | 277 | (35.2) | |
| >10 | N (%) | 18 | (39.1) | 13 | (16.3) | 92 | (26.1) | 77 | (25.1) | 200 | (25.4) | 29 | (31.2) | 85 | (24.5) | 85 | (25.1) | 1 | (14.3) | 200 | (25.4) | |
| Total | N (%) | 46 | (100) | 80 | (100) | 353 | (100) | 307 | (100) | 786 | (100) | 93 | (100) | 347 | (100) | 339 | (100) | 7 | (100) | 786 | (100) | |