Table 3 Distribution of patients by the causes for not achieving target blood pressure (TBP) values and treatment plans for a successful blood pressure control in the near future according to the investigators’ view at visit 1
n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Visit 1 | Visit 2 | P | |
Causes for not achieving TBP levels | |||
Patient received ‘mono-therapy’ | 98 (29.4) | 8 (8.3) | <0.001 |
Dose of the antihypertensive was insufficient | 129 (38.7) | 29 (29.9) | 0.108 |
Treatment was not effective | 90 (27.0) | 20 (20.6) | 0.234 |
Causes related to the patient | 125 (37.5) | 34 (35.1) | 0.719 |
Initial BP is very high | 89 (26.7) | 34 (35.1) | 0.126 |
The patient was not compliant to the treatment | 108 (32.4) | 62 (63.9) | <0.001 |
Incompliance with dietary recommendations | 205 (61.6) | 28 (28.9) | <0.001 |
Other medical treatments | 48 (14.4) | 6 (6.2) | 0.034 |
Treatment plans | |||
Increase in the dosage of the current antihypertensive | 75 (22.5) | 24 (24.7) | 0.683 |
Addition of a new antihypertensive drug | 162 (48.6) | 40 (41.2) | 0.165 |
Alteration in monotherapy | 19 (5.7) | 3 (3.1) | 0.247 |
Initiation of another stable dose combination therapy | 57 (17.1) | 7 (7.2) | 0.015 |
Training of the patient | 180 (54.0) | 52 (53.6) | 1.000 |
Repeating recommendations on the life style | 220 (66.1) | 61 (62.9) | 0.585 |
Implementation of training material for a better compliance | 54 (16.2) | 25 (25.8) | 0.025 |
Estimated duration of time to achieve TBP a | |||
1–4 weeks | 206 (63.8) | 138 (68.7) | 0.241 |
5–8 weeks | 115 (34.5) | 63 (31.3) | 0.342 |
Immediately | 2 (0.6) | — | |
