Percentage of clinic patients meeting blood pressure target
Measures | Baseline 1 June 2016-6 June 2017) | Postintervention Cycle #1 (7 June 2017–31 October 2017) | Postintervention Cycle #2 (8 November 2017–31 May 2018) |
No of unique patients evaluated in clinic during specified time frame | n=4764 | n=3244 | n=3768 |
No and % of patients with initial BP at goal <140/90 | n=3365 70.6 | n=2338 72.1 | n=2708 71.9 |
No and % of patients with initial BP above goal (SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90) | n=1399 29.4 | n=906 27.9 | n=1060 28.1 |
No and % of patients with initial BP >140/90 who had a second BP measurement | n=183 13.1% | n=117 12.9%* | n=381 35.9%* |
Of those with a second BP measurement, number and % where the second reading was at goal (BP <140/90) | n=89 48.6 | n=40 34.2 | n=185 48.6 |
No and % of patients with most recent clinic BP at goal (ie, at goal on initial check or if multiple measurements taken at goal on the most recent check) | n=3454 72.5 | n=2378 73.3* | n=2893 76.8* |
*Statistically significant p<0.01 using χ2 test.
BP, blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.