Table 4. Change in Mean Office Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Chart Audit Patients
A CARE Participants (n = 378)Nonparticipants (n = 352)A CARE Participants With Diabetes (n = 113)Nonparticipants With Diabetes (n = 97)
SBP
    Initial141.5133.3142.3131.6
    Final135.1132.5137.0133.7
    Mean difference*−6.3 (P < .001)−0.9 (P = .54)−5.9 (P = .0175)+2.6 (P = .335)
DBP
    Initial84.480.983.079.5
    Final80.479.579.377.4
    Mean difference†−4.1 (P < .001)−1.42 (P = .128)−3.60 (P = 0.0082)−2.1 (P = .1245)

  • ↵* Intervention vs comparison group: P = .0003 for total, P = .0137 for patients with diabetes.

  • ↵† Intervention vs comparison group: P = .0101 for total, P = .4050 for patients with diabetes.

  • A CARE, Achieving Cardiovascular Excellence in Colorado.