Table 1
Characteristics of hypertensive patients.
| CHARACTERISTIC | IOBPM | CBPM | Pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex | 0.87 | ||||
| Male | 1324 | 45.5 | 2604 | 45.3 | |
| Female | 1585 | 54.5 | 3140 | 54.7 | |
| Age group (years) | 0.72 | ||||
| 35–59 | 324 | 11.2 | 675 | 11.7 | |
| 60–69 | 1141 | 39.2 | 2233 | 38.9 | |
| 70–79 | 1196 | 41.1 | 2321 | 40.4 | |
| 80–89 | 248 | 8.5 | 515 | 9.0 | |
| Education | 0.62 | ||||
| Primary and below | 1189 | 40.9 | 2396 | 41.7 | |
| Junior and High school | 1649 | 56.7 | 3197 | 55.7 | |
| College and above | 71 | 2.4 | 151 | 2.6 | |
| BMIb | 0.62 | ||||
| <23.9 | 767 | 26.4 | 1535 | 26.7 | |
| 24–27.9 | 1412 | 48.5 | 2823 | 49.2 | |
| ≥28 | 730 | 25.1 | 1386 | 24.1 | |
| Current tobacco smoker | 584 | 20.1 | 1144 | 19.9 | 0.86 |
| Current alcohol consumption | 580 | 20.0 | 1130 | 19.7 | 0.77 |
[i] Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; BMI, body-mass index.
a Differences between IOBPM and CBPM models were determined by χ2 tests.
b BMI is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
Figure 1
Box-plot for the comparison of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
Figure 2
The end-digit distribution of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
Figure 3
The comparison of systolic blood pressure measurements.
Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
Figure 4
The comparison of diastolic blood pressure measurements.
Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
Table 2
Blood pressure control of hypertensive patients.
| VARIABLES | IOBPM | CBPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Overall | 2,909 | 42.0 | 5,744 | 90.2 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1,324 | 44.3 | 2,604 | 88.5 |
| Female | 1,585 | 40.1 | 3,140 | 91.7 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 35–59 | 324 | 50.3 | 675 | 88.9 |
| 60–69 | 1,141 | 43.1 | 2,233 | 89.6 |
| 70–79 | 1,196 | 39.5 | 2,321 | 91.3 |
| 80–89 | 248 | 38.3 | 515 | 90.3 |
[i] Abbreviations: IOBPM, intelligent office blood pressure measurement; CBPM, conventional blood pressure management; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.