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Table 5 Level of adherence as percentage of day in therapy permitted by the recorded prescribed drugs (year before audit and last audit year)

From: How many hypertensive patients can be controlled in “real life”: an improvement strategy in primary care

 

Basal

   

Final

   

Adherence

< 40%

40-59%

60-79%

> = 80%

< 40%

40-59%

60-79%

> = 80%

Patients controlled*

18.4%

6.0%

20.0%

55.6%

15.4%

5.4%

22.3%

56.9%

Patients non controlled§

25.1%

4.4%

20.0%

50.4%

22.0%

4.8%

17.8%

55.4%

Patients without BP record§

45.7%

5.0%

14.0%

35.3%

46.0%

4.6%

13.7%

35.6%

  1. *p < 0.001 § p NS.