Table 2 Number and proportion of hypertensive patients having process of care recorded at least once in last 2 years according to whether they attended public or private clinic (n = 343 unless otherwise stated)

Height recorded*

10

3

2

4

.21

Weight recorded

274

80

92

68

< .01

BMI† recorded

2

1

1

0

.24

WC‡ recorded

0

0

0

0

NA

BP§ recorded

335

98

97

98

.50

Cholesterol done

245

71

77

67

.04

Lipid profile done

166

48

51

46

.31

Fasting glucose doneװ

n = 145

57

39

49

30

.02

Creatinine done

202

59

75

43

< .01

Electrolytes done

n = 306

176

57

74

42

< .00

Retina assessment recorded

55

16

15

17

.71

Urine albumin recorded

231

67

77

58

< .01

Alcohol recorded

66

19

25

13

< .01

Tobacco recorded

58

17

24

10

< .01

Diet advice recorded

187

55

59

50

.11

Referred to dietician

73

21

34

9

< .01

Exercise recorded

153

45

46

43

.64

All BP's recorded ended in 0

139

40

44

37

.18

All BP's recorded ended in 0 or 5.

261

76

79

73

.24