Table 2 Associations (spearman’s correlation coefficient) of rate of HBPM utilization with rate of new hypertension diagnosis and BP control in each PCN and in the total population.

From: Effect of digital messaging on blood pressure control in general practice: observations from the BP@Home programme in wirral area

PCN

Rate of new HTN diagnosis per 1000 registered

BP control

PCN 1

0.767**

0.892**

PCN 2

0.423

0.036

PCN 3

0.364

0.892**

PCN 4

−0.233

0.852**

PCN 5

0.069

0.578*

Wirral CCG

0.341

0.914**

  1. BP blood pressure, HBPM home blood pressure monitoring, PCN primary care network, HTN hypertension.
  2. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001.
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