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Blood pressure (BP) levels in patients without a diagnosis of hypertension recorded on their charts: N = 999.
CHART RECORDINGS No. OF PATIENTS (%) No. of BP measurements in the past 2 y • 1 344 (34.4) • 2 to 5 521 (52.2) • 6 or more 134 (13.4) Systolic BP • Normal (< 130 mm Hg) 648 (64.9) • Prehypertension (130 to 139 mm Hg) 230 (23) • Hypertension (≥ 140 mm Hg) 121 (12.1) Diastolic BP • Normal (< 85 mm Hg) 808 (80.9) • Prehypertension (85 to 89 mm Hg) 121 (12.1) • Hypertension (≥ 90 mm Hg) 70 (7) Any prehypertension (either 130 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 85 to 89 mm Hg diastolic) 306 (30.6) - Table 2
Details of patients with a diagnosis of hypertension recorded on their charts: N = 389.
CHART RECORDINGS NO. OF PATIENTS (%) No. of BP measurements in the past 2 y • 0 1 (0.1) • 1 17 (4.4) • 2 to 5 148 (38.1) • 6 or more 223 (57.4) Achievement of target • Systolic at target (<140 mm Hg) 271 (69.7) • Diastolic at target (< 90 mm Hg) 341 (87.7) • Both at target 254 (65.3) No. of BP medications • 0 63 (16.2) • 1 202 (51.9) • 2 107 (27.5) • 3 or more 17 (4.4) Type of BP medications • Thiazides 137 (35.2) • ACEI 188 (48.3) • ARB 35 (9) • BB 76 (19.5) • CCB 37 (9.5) -
ACEI—angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB—angiotensin receptor blocker, BB—β-blocker, BP—blood pressure, CCB—calcium channel blocker.
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