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Managing Hypertension, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk via Short-Term Medical Trips: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study in Santo Domingo Cover

Managing Hypertension, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk via Short-Term Medical Trips: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study in Santo Domingo

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|Jan 2022

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Summary Statistics of Patients at First Visit.

VARIABLESUMMARY MEAN (SD) OR N (%)
Age (yrs)47.92 (16.62)
Gender (Male)401 (26.12%)
Smoking101 (6.22%)
SBP (mmHg)134.56 (24.79)
HgbA1C (mmol/mol)7.24 (2.20)
Diagnosis of HTN849 (52.31%)
Diagnosis of DM2247 (15.21%)
Table 2

Frequencies and Proportions of Patients with Hypertension/Diabetes and on Appropriate Therapy Per Visit.

VISITHYPERTENSIVEHTN ON APPROPRIATE THERAPYDIABETICDM2 ON APPROPRIATE THERAPY
1849 (52.31%)735 (86.57%)247 (15.21%)214 (86.64%)
2347 (65.60%)308 (88.76%)132 (24.95%)104 (78.79%)
3194 (75.78%)175 (90.21%)74 (28.91%)63 (85.14%)
4126 (82.35%)122 (96.83%)60 (39.22%)48 (80.00%)
580 (84.21%)78 (97.50%)45 (47.37%)43 (95.56%)
649 (90.74%)48 (97.96%)22 (40.74%)20 (90.91%)
726 (92.86%)26 (100%)14 (50%)13 (92.86%)
810 (100%)9 (90%)8 (80%)7 (87.50%)
92 (100%)2 (100%)2 (100%)2 (100%)
Table 3

Linear Mixed Model Results for Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients on Antihypertensive Medications.

PREDICTORSESTIMATES (mmHg)95% CIp VALUE
Time (years)0.68–1.15–2.510.46
Male – Female8.663.37–13.95<0.01
Age (years)0.230.02–0.440.03
Table 4

Prescriber Compliance Proportions of Prescription of Aspirin + Statin Over Time for Patients with High Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

COMPLIANCE OF PRESCRIPTION20152016201720182019
Noncompliant48 (58.54%)79 (47.02%)79 (37.26%)109 (41.60%)46 (29.49%)
Compliant34 (41.46%)89 (52.98%)133 (62.74%)153 (58.40%)110 (70.51%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3369 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Jan 13, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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