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Table 3 Relationship between demographic data and BP measurement behaviour

From: Preference of blood pressure measurement methods by primary care doctors in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional survey

 

Using AOBP screening

(vs. using other methods)

using out-of-office BP for HT diagnosis

(vs. using in-office methods)

Using AOBP during HT treatment

(vs. not using AOBP for monitoring)

Using HBPM for HT treatment

(vs. not using HBPM for monitoring)

Taking multiple readings in single clinic visit

Taking ≥12 HBPM readings

age < 60

OR 2.7 (95% CI: 1.7–4.1; p < 0.001)

RR 0.95 (p = 0.78)

OR 3.2 (95%CI: 1.9–5.4; p < 0.001)

RR 1.06 (p = 0.45)

OR 0.39 (95%CI:0.24–0.63;p < 0.001)

RR 0.81 (p = 0.086)

sex = female

OR 1.4 (95%CI: 0.85–2.47; p = 0.173)

RR 1.37 (p = 0.16)

OR 1.44 (95%CI: 0.85–2.4; p = 0.18)

RR 1.04 (p = 0.71)

RR 0.93 (p = 0.45)

RR 0.60 (p = 0.43)

work = private

RR 1.18 (p = 0.66)

RR 1.69 (p = 0.39)

RR 0.58 (p = 0.14)

RR 1.15 (p = 0.52)

RR 0.92 (p = 0.63)

RR 1.38

(p = 0.57)

FM specialist

OR 2.1 (95%CI: 1.3–3.5; p = 0.003)

RR 1.20 (p = 0.41)

RR 1.35 (p = 0.16)

RR 0.95 (p = 0.63)

OR 2.3 (95%CI:1.2–4.5;p = 0.017)

RR 1.00 (p = 0.99)

  1. Abbreviations: BP blood pressure, AOBP automated BP measurement, HT hypertension, HBPM home BP monitoring, FM Family Medicine
  2. aOR Odd ratio, RR relative risk, 95%CI 95% confidence intervals
  3. bOdd ratio is presented if the predictors are analysed by multiple logistic regression (see statistical method)