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. 2022 Dec 19;22:2379. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14833-y

Table 3.

Profile of patients at their first clinic visit during reporting period Q4 2018 – Q4 2019, São Paulo

Diagnosed Treated Controlled (at the last visit) Among all patients with data
Total N = 1752 % Total N = 1461 % Total N = 456 % Treated Crude OR (95% CI) BP controlled Crude OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
 18–29 13 0·7 7 0·5 3 0·7 REF REF
 30–44 152 8·7 111 7·6 34 7·5 2·3 (0·6, 8·6) 1·0, (0·2,5·7)
 45–59 488 27·9 423 29·0 138 30·3 5·5 (1·5, 20·0) ¥¥¥ 1·3 (0·3, 7·5)
 60–69 552 31·5 461 31·6 135 29·6 4·3 (1·2, 15·4) ¥¥ 1·1 (0·3, 6·2)
 70–79 417 23·8 350 24·0 112 24·6 4·5 (1·2, 16·0) ¥¥ 1·2 (0·3, 7·0)
  ≥ 80 130 7·4 109 7·5 34 7·5 4·4 (1·1, 17·0) ¥¥ 1·2 (0·3, 7·1)
 Missing age information 0 0·0 0 0·0 0 0·0 NA NA
Sex REF: MEN REF: MEN
 Women 1232 70·3 1045 71·5 316 69·3 1·3 (1·1, 1·8) ¥ 0·9 (0·7, 1·2)
 Missing sex information 44 2·6 32* 2·2 10 2·2 NA NA
BP Categories (mmHg)
  < 120 and < 80 mmHg 141 8·0 113 7·7 43 9·4 REF REF
 120–129 or 80–84 mmHg 326 18·6 261 17·9 110 24·1 1·0 (0·6, 1·7) 1·2 (0·7, 1·8)
 130–139 or 85–89 mmHg 212 12·1 175 12·0 59 12·9 1·2 (0·7, 2·1) 0·9 (0·5, 1·4)
 140–159 or 90–99 mmHg 500 28·5 415 28·4 125 27·4 1·2 (0·7, 2·0) 0·8 (0·5, 1·2)
 160–179 or 100–109 mmHg 365 20·8 330 22·6 93 20·4 2·3 (1·3, 4·1) ¥¥ 0·8 (0·5, 1·2)
  ≥ 180 or ≥ 110 mmHg 121 6·9 113 7·7 26 5·7 3·5 (1·5, 9·2) ¥¥ 0·6 (0·3, 1·1)
 Missing BP information 87 5·0 54*** 3·7 0*** 0·0 NA NA
CV Riska
 Low 34 1·9 32 2·2 18 3·9 REF REF
 Moderate/Intermediate 45 2·6 41 2·8 19 4·2 0·6 (0·1, 4·8) 0·7 (0·2, 1·7)
 High 149 8·5 130 8·9 47 10·3 0·4 (0·0, 1·9) 0·4 (0·2, 0·9) ¥
 Missing 1524 87·0 1258* 86·1 372*** 81·6 NA NA

Chi-square test for statistical significance for missingness of patient characteristic data *p < 0·05, **p < 0·01, ***p < 0·001

BP blood pressure, CI confidence intervals, CV cardiovascular, NA not applicable, OR odds ratio, REF reference

aCV risk was defined according to city-specific guidelines (see S3)

Odds ratios and 95% CIs estimated only among patients with non-missing data and rounded to one decimal place; ¥p < 0·05, ¥¥p < 0·01, ¥¥¥p < 0·001