Government-Expert Joint Intervention with Treatment Algorithm and Improved Hypertension Management and Reduced Stroke Mortality in a Primary-Care Setting
Table 4
Blood pressure levels in study participants at the early, middle, and later phase.
Early phase
Middle phase
Later phase
P1
P2
P3
P
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total
123.8 ± 17.60
121.9 ± 16.8
123.2 ± 15.4
<0.001
—
<0.001
Hypertensives
146.9 ± 16.1
144.4 ± 13.4
144.1 ± 11.1
<0.001
<0.001
0.047
<0.001
Aware
145.2 ± 14.4
143.9 ± 12.3
143.4 ± 10.7
<0.001
<0.001
0.046
<0.001
Unaware
145.9 ± 10.5
145.1 ± 14.5
146.4 ± 8.5
—
—
—
—
Treated
143.9 ± 16.1
141.7 ± 11.7
141.5 ± 14.9
<0.001
<0.001
—
<0.001
Untreated
147.8 ± 12.1
147.1 ± 17.7
148.1 ± 12.7
—
—
—
—
Controlled
131.4 ± 6.7
131.4 ± 7.1
132.2 ± 6.4
—
—
—
—
Uncontrolled
144.6 ± 12.5
146.1 ± 16.1
144.6 ± 12.0
<0.001
—
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total
77.4 ± 10.3
76.6 ± 9.8
76.7 ± 9.1
—
—
—
—
Hypertensives
89.3 ± 9.7
89.2 ± 6.9
87.8 ± 8.5
—
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Aware
88.1 ± 7.6
87.9 ± 10.3
88.0 ± 9.3
<0.001
0.793
<0.001
<0.001
Unaware
80.3 ± 7.8
80.9 ± 9.5
84.5 ± 5.3
—
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Treated
88.4 ± 8.4
88.4 ± 9.5
89.3 ± 7.4
—
—
—
—
Untreated
84.2 ± 9.1
85.2 ± 11.1
86.5 ± 6.7
—
—
<0.001
—
Controlled
81.6 ± 6.0
81.5 ± 6.4
82.9 ± 4.7
—
—
—
—
Uncontrolled
86.3 ± 9.2
88.4 ± 10.4
88.5 ± 7.3
<0.001
<0.001
—
<0.001
P1: early vs. middle phase; P2: early vs. later phase; P3: middle vs. later phase; P: among-group comparison.