Supplementary Table 1. Baseline characteristics of people with grade II or higher hypertension in the intervention and usual care groups.
| Intervention (n = 5,025) | Usual care (n = 3,648) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 64.0 (7.9) | 64.9 (7.2) |
| Men, n (%) | 2,736 (55%) | 1,972 (54%) |
| Systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg, n (%) | 4,062 (81%) | 3,023 (83%) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 165.8 (12.8) | 166.2 (12.6) |
| Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg, n (%) | 2,118 (42%) | 1,463 (40%) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, | 95.3 (11.2) | 95.2 (10.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus a, n (%) | 237 (5%) | 155 (4%) |
| HbA1c, % | 5.76 (0.77) | 5.72 (0.77) |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 5.70 (1.39) | 6.06 (1.49) |
| Dyslipidemia among men b, n (%) | 169 (3%) | 108 (3%) |
| LDL-cholesterol among men, mmol/L | 3.33 (0.84) | 3.32 (0.84) |
| Proteinuria of ≥ 2+, n (%) | 99 (2%) | 59 (2%) |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 798 (16%) | 603 (17%) |
| Current drinker, n (%) | 2,721 (54%) | 1,889 (52%) |
| Overweight (Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2), n (%) | 1,538 (31%) | 1,086 (30%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.7 (3.6) | 23.6 (3.5) |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean (SD).
The number of measurements for intervention and usual care were 4,880 and 3,554, respectively, for HbA1c, 144 and 61, respectively for fasting blood glucose, 0 and 33, respectively, for non-fasting glucose, and 2,709 and 1,951, respectively, for serum LDL-cholesterol.
a HbA1c ≥ 7.0 %, if HbA1c was not available; fasting blood glucose ≥ 7.2 mmol/L (≥ 130 mg/dL), if fasting blood glucose was not available; a non-fasting blood glucose level of ≥ 100 mmol/L (≥ 180 mg/dL) was used.
b Serum LDL cholesterol ≥ 4.7 mmol/L (≥ 180 mg/dL).
The number of missing entries for drinking status was 8 in the intervention group and 209 in the usual care group.