Table 2 Results of the screening procedure and follow up
From: Efficacy of screening for high blood pressure in dental health care
Screening result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg | 1,034 | 89.9 | 115 | 10.1 |
Diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg | 928 | 80.8 | 221 | 19.2 |
Systolic >160 mmHg or diastolic >90 mmHg | 912 | 79.4 | 237 | 20.6 |
Hypertension history | ||||
No previous hypertension diagnosis | 892 | 97.8 | 221 | 93.2 |
Previous hypertension work-up but no diagnosis | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.1 |
Previous hypertension diagnosis | 15 | 1.6 | 11 | 4.6 |
Subjects who saw their GP within 3 years | 695 | 76.2 | 230 | 97.1 |
Blood pressure measured | -*) | - | 230 | 97.1 |
No hypertension diagnosis | 872 | 95.6 | 84 | 35.4 |
Hypertension work-up, no diagnosis | 14 | 1.5 | 77 | 32.5 |
Hypertension diagnosis established | 26 | 2.9 | 76 | 32.1 |