Incorporating the patient-centered approach into clinical practice helps improve quality of care in cases of hypertension: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Evidence of continuous monitoring and assessment for target organ damage

Topics	FM clinic N = 100	SS clinic N = 100	P-value
History taking
● History of hypertension, n	96	78	0.001^a
● Risk factors, n	92	99	0.035^a
● Symptoms suggestive of TOD, n	85	65	0.001
Physical examination
● BP and PR measurement, n	98	100	0.497^a
● BMI calculation and WC measurement, n	24	2	< 0.001^a
● TOD and cardiovascular disease, n	85	45	< 0.001
Laboratory investigation
● Fasting plasma glucose, n	93	99	0.065^*
● Serum TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglyceride, n	100	100	N/A
● Serum electrolytes, Cr, GFR calculation, n	94	99	0.118^a
● Hemoglobin or hematocrit, n	43	43	1.000
● Urinalysis, n	65	59	0.382
● Electrocardiography, n	28	33	0.443
● CV risk assessment at OPD, n	3	1	0.621^a

BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, Cr creatinine, CV risk cardiovascular risk, GFR glomerular filtration rate, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, PR pulse rate, TC total cholesterol, TOD target organ damage, WC waist circumference, OPD outpatient clinic
^a Fisher’s exact test

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