Table 5 Percentage (%) of patients receiving TLC consultation based on CMR, and pharmacological treatments based on prescription records, provided by primary healthcare providers, when followed up at the first month

From: Effects and cost-effectiveness of a guideline-oriented primary healthcare hypertension management program in Beijing, China: results from a 1-year controlled trial

 

Urban

Rural

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

TLC consultation

 Healthy diet

68.1*

0.7

38.8*

13.4

 Salt reduction

76.9*

0.7

66.7*

9.4

 Restricted alcohol intake (drinkers)

59.3*

0.0

61.5*

0.0

 Weight reduction (overweight/obese)

46.4*

0.9

30.5*

5.9

 Physical activity

72.5*

0.0

56.5*

9.4

 Smoking cessation (smokers)

57.1*

5.6

15.6*

0.7

 Psychological balance

25.6*

0.0

19.7*

4.0

Pharmacological treatments

 Calcium antagonists

67.9*

48.6

30.7*

55.0

 Polypill

21.4*

49.3

72.1*

63.6

 ACEI/ARB

30.7*

14.3

9.3*

25.0

 Diuretics

15.7*

4.3

8.6*

2.1

 β-blocker

14.3

26.4

8.6*

5.0

Combination

 Single-drug therapy

57.1

52.9

64.3

49.3

 2-drug combination therapy

29.3

41.4

32.1

42.1

 3-drug combination therapy

13.6

5.7

3.6

8.6

  1. Abbreviations: ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin II receptor antagonists; CMR, case management records; TLC, therapeutic lifestyle change.
  2. Note: *P<0.05.
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