Table 2. Clinical Pharmacy Priority (CP2) Scoring Criteria Among Those Receiving and Not Receiving a Medication Recommendation
Recommendation (n = 101)No Recommendation (n = 1006)P Value
Age (years)<.0001
    <6540.6%76.8%
    65–7538.6%17.4%
    >7520.8%5.8%
Diagnosis
    COPD7.9%3.6%.0332
    Diabetes48.5%6.4%<.0001
    Hypertension84.2%27.1%<.0001
    Vascular disease26.7%5.4%<.0001
    Heart failure5%1%.001
    Depression22.8%14.7%.0326
eGFR <45 mL/min9.9%2.5%<.0001
Hemoglobin A1c >7.9%11.9%0.9%<.0001
Stage 1 or stage 2 hypertension*19.8%5.6%<.0001
Items on medication list<.0001
    <32%34.2%
    3–59.9%25.7%
    6–925.7%21%
    ≥961.4%19.1%

  • ↵* Stage 1 hypertension = blood pressure 140–159/90–99 mmHg; stage 2 hypertension = blood pressure ≥160/100 mmHg.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.