Government-Expert Joint Intervention with Treatment Algorithm and Improved Hypertension Management and Reduced Stroke Mortality in a Primary-Care Setting

Table 2

Characteristics of the population screened at the early, middle, and later phase.

Characteristics	Early phase	Middle phase	Later phase	P1	P2	P3	P
Total (n)	15680	15680	15680
Gender (men, n, %)	8052 (51.4)	11295 (48.5)	8157 (52.0)	—	—	—	0.015
Age (years)	43.6 ± 15.1	44.7 ± 15.5	43.4 ± 15.4	<0.001	0.289	<0.001	<0.001
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	24.6 ± 3.4	24.6 ± 3.4	24.4 ± 3.5	—	0.028	0.016	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	85.1 ± 11.5	85.3 ± 12.4	84.8 ± 11.6	—	0.002	<0.001	<0.001
Smoking status (n, %)	2321 (14.8)	3242 (13.9)	1902 (12.1)	—	—	—	0.002
Drinking status (n, %)	2965 (18.9)	4287 (18.4)	2458 (15.7)	—	—	—	<0.001

P1: early vs. middle phase; P2: early vs. later phase; P3: middle vs. later phase; P: for among-group comparison.