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. 2024 Feb 28;21(2):153–199. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2024.02.008

Table 9. Age-standardized mean SBP and DBP among Chinese adults during 1991–2015.

Variable 1991
(n = 8604)
1993
(n = 8203)
1997
(n = 8592)
2000
(n = 9473)
2004
(n = 9209)
2006
(n = 9165)
2009
(n = 9499)
2011
(n = 12, 542)
2015
(n = 11 ,296)
AAI,
mmHg
ARI, % Ptrend-
value
AAI: average annual increase; ARI: average relative increase.
SBP, mmHg,
mean (95% CI)
Overall 115.9
(115.5–116.2)
116.1
(115.7–116.4)
118.8
(118.4–119.1)
119.0
(118.7–119.3)
120.2
(119.9–120.5)
119.1
(118.7–119.4)
121.0
(120.7–121.4)
120.9
(120.6–121.2)
123.6
(123.2–123.9)
0.3 0.3 < 0.001
Age, yrs
 18–39 108.7
(108.4–109.1)
109.6
(109.2–110.0)
112.2
(111.8–112.6)
112.2
(111.8–112.6)
113.7
(113.3–114.2)
113.0
(112.5–113.5)
113.7
(113.2–114.2)
114.1
(113.7–114.6)
116.0
(115.4–116.6)
0.3 0.3 < 0.001
 40–59 117.2
(116.5–117.8)
117.0
(116.4–117.7)
120.1
(119.5–120.8)
120.8
(120.3–121.3)
121.8
(121.3–122.3)
120.8
(120.3–121.3)
123.5
(123.0–124.0)
123.5
(123.1–123.9)
126.8
(126.3–127.3)
0.4 0.3 < 0.001
 ≥ 60 132.5
(131.1–133.9)
131.5
(130.2–132.8)
133.8
(132.7–134.9)
133.9
(132.9–134.9)
134.4
(133.4–135.3)
131.9
(131.0–132.7)
135.7
(134.9–136.5)
133.7
(133.1–134.4)
137.4
(136.8–137.9)
0.2 0.2 < 0.001
Sex
 Male 117.8
(117.3–118.3)
117.9
(117.4–118.4)
120.6
(120.1–121.1)
120.9
(120.5–121.4)
122.5
(122.0–122.9)
121.3
(120.9–121.8)
123.2
(122.7–123.6)
123.4
(123.0–123.8)
126.7
(126.2–127.2)
0.4 0.3 < 0.001
 Female 114.1
(113.6–114.6)
114.4
(113.9–114.9)
117.0
(116.5–117.5)
117.2
(116.8–117.7)
118.0
(117.6–118.5)
116.9
(116.5–117.4)
119.0
(118.5–119.4)
118.7
(118.4–119.1)
121.1
(120.7–21.5)
0.3 0.3 < 0.001
DBP, mmHg,
mean (95% CI)
 Overall 74.9
(74.6–75.1)
75.8
(75.5–76.0)
77.1
(76.9–77.3)
77.3
(77.1–77.5)
77.8
(77.6–78)
77.7
(77.4–77.9)
79.0
(78.8–79.2)
77.8
(77.7–78.0)
79.6
(79.4–79.9)
0.2 0.3 < 0.001
 Age, yrs
  18–39 71.5
(71.2–71.8)
72.7
(72.4–73.0)
74.1
(73.8–74.3)
74.1
(73.8–74.4)
75.1
(74.8–75.5)
74.8
(74.5–75.2)
75.6
(75.2–76)
74.8
(74.5–75.1)
76.5
(76.0–76.9)
0.2 0.3 < 0.001
  40–59 76.5
(76.0–76.9)
77.2
(76.8–77.6)
78.5
(78.1–78.9)
79.1
(78.8–79.5)
79.6
(79.2–79.9)
79.5
(79.2–79.8)
81.5
(81.2–81.9)
80.5
(80.2–80.8)
82.3
(81.9–82.6)
0.2 0.3 < 0.001
  ≥ 60 80.6
(79.8–81.3)
80.9
(80.1–81.7)
82.3
(81.7–82.9)
82.0
(81.4–82.5)
81.2
(80.7–81.8)
81.3
(80.8–81.8)
82.7
(82.3–83.2)
80.5
(80.1–80.8)
82.5
(82.2–82.9)
0.1 0.1 < 0.001
 Sex
  Male 76.3
(75.9–76.6)
77.2
(76.8–77.5)
78.5
(78.2–78.8)
78.8
(78.5–79.1)
79.5
(79.2–79.8)
79.5
(79.1–79.8)
81.0
(80.7–81.3)
79.8
(79.5–80)
82.2
(81.8–82.6)
0.3 0.3 < 0.001
  Female 73.6
(73.3–74.0)
74.5
(74.1–74.8)
75.7
(75.4–76.0)
75.9
(75.6–76.2)
76.2
(75.9–76.5)
76.0
(75.7–76.3)
77.1
(76.8–77.4)
76.2
(75.9–76.4)
77.5
(77.3–77.8)
0.2 0.2 < 0.001