Does quality of care for hypertension in primary care vary with postcode area deprivation? An observational study

Table 4 Percentage of participants in each deprivation group who achieved each quality indicator, overall and at two time points.

Quality Indicator	Achievement (%)
	All			2003 only			2005 only
	Least deprived	Middle	Most deprived	Least deprived	Middle	Most deprived	Least deprived	Middle	Most deprived
QOF 1 Smoking status	94	90	92	87	82	83	100	97	100
QOF 2 Smoking cessation advice	90	67	80	---*	---*	---*	---*	---*	----*
QOF 3 Record of BP	94	94	94	91	92	96	96	96	92
QOF 4 BP < 150/90	65	65	77	71	75	84	87	82	89
NonQOF 1 Lifestyle advice	56	60	70	51	49	60	60	71	77
NonQOF 2 PVD	7	20	24	6	17	20	7	23	27
NonQOF 3 DM	19	30	25	21	25	15	16	35	35
NonQOF 4 Hyperlipidaemea	40	47	52	36	43	42	44	52	62
NonQOF 5 Alcohol consumption	71	77	74	66	72	66	75	81	83
NonQOF 6 Protein in urine	60	63	62	62	65	56	58	60	67
NonQOF 7 creatinine & electrolyte	85	91	93	72	90	92	96	94	94
NonQOF 8 Blood glucose	70	74	66	66	63	62	73	85	71
NonQOF 9 Serum/total cholesterol	78	79	83	70	73	73	85	85	92
NonQOF 10 ECG	40	55	56	30	49	54	49	60	58

---*: subgroup analysis was not performed due to the small number of eligible patients.
Statistically significant results (p < 0.05) shown in bold and italic(univariate regression analysis).

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