Table 1.
Blood pressure in study participants (corrected for treatment effect).* Values are numbers (percentages)
| Age (years)
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 35-49 |
50-64 |
65-79 |
|
| Men | |||
| No treatment (n=928) | 320 | 325 | 283 |
| Blood pressure: | |||
| Group 1 | 294 (92) | 263 (81) | 195 (69) |
| Group 2 | 19 (6) | 55 (17) | 71 (25) |
| Group 3 | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 17 (6) |
| Treatment† (n=166) | 14/334 (4) | 49/374 (13) | 103/386 (26.7) |
| Blood pressure: | |||
| Group 1 | 13 (93) | 26 (53) | 43 (42) |
| Group 2 | 1 (7) | 21 (43) | 40 (39) |
| Group 3 | 0 | 2 (4) | 20 (19) |
| Women | |||
| No treatment (n=966) | 315 | 293 | 258 |
| Blood pressure: | |||
| Group 1 | 309 (98) | 240 (82) | 168 (65) |
| Group 2 | 6 (2) | 41 (14) | 72 (28) |
| Group 3 | 0 | 12 (4) | 18 (7) |
| Treatment† (n=198) | 7/316 (2) | 60/300 (17) | 131/389 (34) |
| Blood pressure: | |||
| Group 1 | 6 (86) | 43 (71) | 62 (47) |
| Group 2 | 1 (14) | 13 (22) | 52 (40) |
| Group 3 | (0) | 4 (7) | 17 (13) |
*
Group 1=systolic blood pressure <150 and diastolic <90; Group 2= systolic pressure 150-170 or diastolic 90-100; Group 3=systolic pressure ⩾170 or diastolic ⩾100.
†
Percentage of each age-sex category receiving drug treatment for hypertension.