Table 1 Characteristics of patients (N = 500 per year) and method of diagnosis of hypertension in general practice in 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020
From: Blood pressure measurements for diagnosing hypertension in primary care: room for improvement
Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 2016 | 2019 | 2020 | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age (years) | ||||
40–50 | 124 (24.8) | 92 (18.4) | 118 (23.6) | 110 (22.0) |
50–60 | 177 (35.4) | 192 (38.4) | 188 (37.6) | 223 (44.6) * |
60–70 | 199 (39.8) | 216 (43.2) | 194 (38.8) | 167 (33.4)*** |
Gender | ||||
Male | 239 (47.8) | 252 (50.4) | 258 (51.6) | 270 (54.0) |
Method | ||||
24 H-ABPM | 80 (16.0) | 111 (22.2) | 86 (17.2) | 95 (19.0) |
OBP30 | 2 (0.4) | 21 (4.2)* | 53 (10.6) ** | 49 (9.8)** |
HBPM | 27 (5.4) | 42 (8.4) | 38 (7.6) | 39 (7.8) |
OBPM (Number of measurements) | ||||
1 | 188 (51.5) | 176 (54.5) | 218 (67.5)** | 194 (61.4) |
2 | 123 (33.7) | 108 (33.4) | 87 (26.9) | 112 (35.4) |
3 | 43 (11.8) | 25 (7.7) | 13 (4.0)* | 6 (1.9 )** |
4 | 9 (2.5) | 10 (3.1) | 5 (1.5) | 3 (0.9) |
5 | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
7 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Total | 365 (73.0) | 323 (64.6)* | 323 (64.6)* | 316 (63.2)* |
Not determined | 26 (5.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2)* |