Table 4.
Conditions Associated with Blood Pressure Below 140/90 mmHg, N = 1321 a .
| Characteristics | Having blood pressure <140/90 mmHg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-sectional analysisb,c | Longitudinal analysisb,d | |||
| Odds ratio b [CI] e | P value | Odds ratio b [CI] e | P value | |
| Individual | ||||
| Age f | .98 (95% CI .97–.99) | .042 | 1.00 (95% CI .98–1.01) | .998 |
| Sex | 1.07 (95% CI .77–1.49) | .662 | .94 (95% CI .76–1.18) | .642 |
| BMI | .95 (95% CI .92–.98) | .003 | .96 (95% CI .94–.98) | .001 |
| Having any related HBP condition g | .98 (95% CI .69–1.40) | .948 | .77 (95% CI .61–.99) | .044 |
| Primary care performance | ||||
| Continuity of care | ||||
| COC | 2.61 (95% CI 1.25–5.44) | .010 | NA | |
| Being attended by the same physician at the next clinic visit | 1.52 (95% 1.28–1.80) | <.001 | ||
| Patients-visit group h | ||||
| Five visits | 1.27 (95% .79–2.03) | .318 | NA | |
| Six visits | 1.32 (95% .85–2.05) | .207 | NA | |
| People at each chronological visit recorded i | ||||
| Second visit | NA | 1.12 (95% .91–1.39) | .260 | |
| Third visit | NA | 1.17 (95% .94–1.44) | .141 | |
| Fourth visit | NA | 1.34 (95% CI 1.08–1.66) | .006 | |
| Fifth visit | NA | 1.50 (95% CI 1.18–1.89) | .001 | |
| Sixth visit | NA | 2.25 (95% CI 1.71–2.96) | <.001 | |
| Interaction effect | ||||
| Clinic visit in chronological order b age | NA | |||
| Second visit | NA | .99 (95% CI .98–1.01) | .904 | |
| Third visit | NA | .98 (95% CI .97–1.00) | .231 | |
| Fourth visit | NA | .99 (95% CI .97–1.01) | .588 | |
| Fifth visit | NA | .98 (95% CI .97–1.00) | .290 | |
| Sixth visit | NA | .97 (95% CI .95–.99) | .027 | |
| Total days between the first and the last clinic register over the study period i | 1.00 (95% CI .99-1.00) | .587 | 1.001 (95% CI 1.000–1.002) | <.001 |
| Diabetes | .95 (95% CI .76-1.20) | .684 | 1.010 (95% CI .822–1.240) | .928 |
Note. N = number
aOnly people with all variables with valid values. Body mass index (BMI)
bAdjusted for diabetes.
cOutcome recorded from the last visit
dOutcome recorded over the study period.
eCI:Confidence interval
fCentered age = 67.9 years
gHaving at least one of the following HBP-related conditions: heart failure, coronary heart disease, impaired kidney function, or stroke
hPeople were classified by the total of number visits included as: those with 4, 5, or 6 registers.
iFor everyone, the first and last register corresponded to the first and last medical visit identified chronologically during the study period