Research Article
Physicians’ Perceptions and Adherence to Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension: A National, Multicentre, Prospective Study
Table 5
Patients’ characteristics and level of physicians’ adherence to European guidelines.
| | | Level of agreement
% (95% CI) | Medication guideline
% (95% CI) | Lifestyle guideline
% (95% CI) |
| | Overall | 70.4 (66.6–74.0) | 72.9 (68.7–76.7) | 60.5 (50.9–69.6) | | Established CVD | | | | | No | 71.0 (66.8–74.9) | 74.3 (66.8–74.9) | 60.5 (50.9–69.6) | | Yes | 67.6 (57.8–76.4) | 67.6 (57.8–76.4) | | Renal disease | | | | | No | 70.0 (66.0–73.7) | 72.4 (68.1–76.4) | 60.5 (50.9–69.6) | | Yes | 84.2 (60.4–96.6) | 84.2 (60.4–96.6) | — | | Diabetes | | | | | No | 69.6 (65.1–73.9) | 72.6 (67.7–77.2) | 59.4 (48.9–69.3) | | Yes | 72.6 (64.9–79.4) | 73.3 (65.2–80.5) | 66.7 (41.0–86.7) | | MS | | | | | No | 67.3 (62.0–72.2) | 71.2 (65.3–76.7) | 55.6 (44.1–66.6) | | Yes | 74.3 (68.7–79.5) | 74.6 (68.5–80.0) | 72.7 (54.5–86.7) | | Smokers and dyslipidemic and obese | | | | | No | 69.8 (65.8–73.6) | 72.5 (68.1–76.6) | 59.3 (49.4–68.6) | | Yes | 76.9 (63.2–87.5) | 76.1 (61.2–87.4) | 83.3 (35.9–99.6) | | Gender | | | | | Male | 70.0 (65.0–74.7) | 71.0 (65.4–76.2) | 66.7 (54.3–77.6) | | Female | 70.8 (64.6–76.5) | 75.5 (68.9–81.4) | 50.0 (34.6–65.4) | | Diagnosis status | | | | | Old case | 74.9 (69.4–79.9)* | 81.4 (75.7–86.2)* | 44.7 (30.2–59.9)* | | New case | 65.9 (60.3–71.2) | 64.5 (58.1–70.5) | 71.7 (58.6–82.5) | | Smoking status | | | | | Never smoker | 69.3 (63.9–74.3) | 72.4 (66.5–77.7) | 57.8 (44.8–70.0) | | Former smoker | 72.3 (64.2–79.5) | 76.5 (67.7–83.9) | 53.8 (33.4–73.4) | | Current smoker | 70.5 (61.9–78.1) | 69.7 (60.2–78.2) | 73.9 (51.6–89.7) | | BMI status | | | | | Normal weight | 62.8 (51.7–72.9)* | 65.0 (51.6–76.9) | 57.7 (36.9–76.6) | | Overweight | 68.8 (62.9–74.3) | 71.4 (64.8–77.4) | 60.0 (45.9–73.0) | | Obese | 74.5 (68.6–79.8) | 63.6 (45.1–79.6) | 63.6 (45.1–79.6) | | Educational status | | | | | None/primary | 72.9 (65.9–79.1) | 77.7 (70.1–84.1)* | 56.4 (39.6–72.2) | | Secondary | 69.3 (63.0–75.1) | 71.3 (64.5–77.4) | 58.3 (40.8–74.5) | | Tertiary | 65.5 (57.2–73.2) | 65.5 (56.0–74.2) | 65.6 (46.8–81.4) | | Physical activity status | | | | | Never | 70.9 (65.0–76.3) | 74.7 (68.3–80.3) | 53.5 (37.7–68.8) | | 1-2 times/week | 70.4 (63.1–77.0) | 72.3 (64.2–79.5) | 63.2 (46.0–78.2) | | ≥3 times/week | 69.6 (61.8–76.7) | 70.4 (61.6–78.2) | 66.7 (48.2–82.0) | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | Never | 69.3 (63.8–74.3) | 72.8 (66.7–78.2) | 56.5 (43.3–69.0) | | <1 glass/day | 70.2 (63.1–76.6) | 70.7 (62.9–77.7) | 67.7 (48.6–83.3) | | ≥1 glass/day | 74.1 (64.8–82.0) | 61.9 (38.4–81.9) | 61.9 (38.4–81.9) | | Patients’ age | | | | | <55 (male) or 65 (female) | 69.8 (64.7–74.4) | 70.4 (64.8–75.6) | 67.1 (55.1–77.7)* | | >55 (male) or 65 (female) | 70.5 (64.0–76.4) | 75.4 (68.5–81.5) | 47.2 (30.4–64.5) |
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MS: metabolic syndrome; BMI: body mass index; RF: risk factors; CVD: cardiovascular disease.
*
value < 0.05.
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