Table 1.
Baseline demographics of 530 primary care patients with hypertension with 9 years’ follow-up
| Characteristic | n (%)a |
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| Demographics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 70 (6.5) |
| Female | 301 (56.8) |
| Male | 229 (43.2) |
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| Socioeconomics | |
| Have a partner | 398 (75.1) |
| Low educationb | 72 (13.6) |
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| Lifestyle | |
| Current smoker | 67 (12.6) |
| Regular alcohol usec | 165 (31.1) |
| Recommended physical exercised | 78 (14.7) |
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| Clinical characteristics and risk factors | |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 27 (5.1) |
| Previous CVA (TIA/stroke) | 49 (9.2) |
| Diabetes | 59 (11.1) |
| Peripheral artery disease | 19 (3.6) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 28 (4.5) |
| SBP, mean (SD) | 150 (19.6) |
| SBP >140 | 356 (67.2) |
| SBP >150 | 233 (44.0) |
| DBP, mean (SD) | 82 (10.5) |
| DBP >90 | 101 (19.1) |
| Blood pressure on targete | 212 (40.0) |
| Use of antihypertensive medication | 407 (76.8) |
| Years of hypertension, median (IQR) | 10.0 (4.0–16.0) |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD) | 5.1 (1.0) |
| LDL, mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.9) |
| LDL on targetf | 128 (24.2) |
| Use of cholesterol-lowering medication | 233 (44.0) |
| BNP, median (IQR) | 10.0 (5.7–18.0) |
| Elevated BNP ≥10 pmol/l | 257 (48.5) |
| LVH on ECG | 59 (11.1) |
| LVH on echocardiogram | 190 (35.8) |
Unless otherwise stated.
Only primary elementary educated.
Defined as ≥2 glasses of alcohol per day on average.
Defined as ≥30 min exercise per day, at least 5 days per week.
On-target SBP defined as <140 mmHg for people aged <70 years and <150 mmHg for people aged ≥70 years, according to Dutch primary care guideline.14
On-target LDL defined as <1.8 mmol/l for people aged <70 years and previous CVD, <2.6 mmol/l for people aged <70 years without previous CVD, and <2.6 mmol/l for people aged ≥70 years, according to the Dutch primary care guideline.14 BMI = body mass index. BNP = brain natriuretic peptide. CVA = cerebrovascular accident. CVD = cardiovascular disease. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. ECG = electrocardiogram. IQR = interquartile range. LDL = low-density lipoprotein. LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy. SBP = systolic blood pressure. SD = standard deviation. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.