Clinically relevant quality measures for risk factor control in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with poorly controlled hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus

	Poorly controlled Hypertension (n = 391)		Poorly controlled Dyslipidemia (n = 231)		Poorly controlled diabetes Mellitus (n = 59)
Demographic
Age, years Mean, (SD)	64.5	(8.1)	62.9	(7.7)	62.8	(8.6)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age
< 65 years	193	49	130	56	32	54
≥ 65 years	198	51	101	44	27	46
Sex
Female	159	41	99	43	22	37
Baseline medications
Medication for each condition
0 medications	67	17	165	71	15	25
1 medications	92	24	64	28	18	31
2 medications	115	29	2	1	25	42
3 medications	74	19	0	0	1	2
≥4 medications	43	11	0	0	0	0
Medication for others of the 3 conditions
0 medications	109	28	60	26	9	15
1 medications	98	25	37	16	14	24
2 medications	85	22	52	23	10	17
3 medications	46	12	30	13	13	22
≥4 medications	53	14	52	23	13	22
All medications
0 medications	17	4	22	10	3	5
1 medications	42	11	34	15	6	10
2 medications	52	13	36	16	3	5
3 medications	57	15	42	18	12	20
≥4 medications	223	57	97	42	35	59
Citizenship
Switzerland	171	44	97	42	22	37
Europe/USA	80	20	48	21	10	17
Eastern Europe	83	21	46	20	19	32
Africa	26	7	18	8	5	8
Latin America	15	4	9	4	2	3
Asia/Middle-East	14	4	13	6	1	2
Civil status
Single	51	13	34	15	3	5
Divorced/separated	87	22	63	27	17	29
Widowed	46	12	22	10	6	10
Married	203	52	111	48	33	56
Occupation
Social aid	46	12	25	11	7	12
Unemployed	40	10	20	9	8	14
Employed	92	24	73	32	10	17
Retired	159	41	86	37	26	44
At home	45	12	25	11	7	12
Other	2	1	0	0	1	2

Missing data on citizenship for 2 patients with poorly controlled hypertension, on civil status for 4 patients with poorly controlled hypertension and 1 patient with poorly controlled dyslipidemia, on occupation for 7 patients with poorly controlled hypertension, for 2 with poorly controlled dyslipidemia, respectively.

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