Table 2 Patient characteristics by blood pressure
BP < 140/90 | BP ≥ 140/90 | no BP recorded | Total | % of Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 207 (63.1%) | 116 (35.4%) | 5 (1.5%) | 328 | – |
Female | 71 (34.3%) | 50 (43.1%) | 3 (60%) | 124 | 37.8% |
Male | 136 (65.7%) | 66 (56.9%) | 2 (40%) | 204 | 62.2% |
Average age (SD) | 72.8 (12.3) | 74 (10.5) | 70.8 (8.8) | 73.3 (11) | – |
Stroke subtype: | |||||
~ Ischaemic | 57 (27.5%) | 38 (32.8%) | 1 (20%) | 96 | 29.3% |
~ Haemorrhagic | 21 (10.2%) | 10 (8.6%) | 1 (20%) | 32 | 9.8% |
~ TIA | 84 (40.6%) | 50 (43.1%) | 1 (20%) | 135 | 41.2% |
~ Unknown | 45 (21.7%) | 18 (15.5%) | 2 (40%) | 65 | 19.8% |
GMS Status: | |||||
~ Full Medical card | 152 (73.4%) | 93 (80.2%) | 5 (100%) | 250 | 76.2% |
~ Doctor visit card | 26 (12.6%) | 12 (10.3%) | 0 (0%) | 38 | 11.6% |
~ Private patient | 29 (14%) | 11 (9.5%) | 0 (0%) | 40 | 12.2% |
Multimorbidity: | |||||
~ Diabetes | 32 (15.5%) | 19 (16.4%) | 0 (0%) | 51 | 15.5% |
~ CKD | 44 (21.3%) | 29 (25%) | 1 (20%) | 74 | 22.6% |
~ Diabetes & CKD | 13 (6.3%) | 6 (5.2%) | 0 (0%) | 19 | 4.9% |
~ Total Chol > 4.5 | 50 (17.6%)a | 37 (13%)a | 2 (0.7%)a | 89a | 31.3%a |
~ LDL > 2.5 | 54 (19.8%)a | 35 (12.8%)a | 0 (0%)a | 89a | 32.6%a |
Drugs prescribed: | |||||
~ aspirin | 95 (45.9%) | 64 (55.2%) | 2 (40%) | 161 | 49.1% |
~ clopidogrel | 37 (17.9%) | 19 (16.4%) | 0 (0%) | 56 | 17.1% |
~ statin | 154 (74.4%) | 89 (76.7%) | 3 (60%) | 246 | 75% |
~ warfarin | 44 (21.3%) | 12 (10.3%) | 0 (0%) | 56 | 17.1% |
~ DOAC | 14 (6.8%) | 8 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 22 | 6.7% |
ABPM ever | 95 (45.9%) | 64 (55.2%) | 0 (0%) | 159 | 48.5% |