Table 1.

Characteristics of 830 participants aged 85 and older by diastolic blood pressure. Values are numbers (percentages) unless indicated otherwise

	Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
	50-60	65-70	75-80	85-90	95-100	>100	P value	All subjects
Mean (SD) age (years)	90 (3)	90 (3)	90 (3)	89 (2)	90 (3)	89 (3)	0.003	90 (3)
Men	18/59 (31)	44/124 (36)	69/251 (28)	52/224 (23)	32/126 (25)	4/46 (9)	0.002	219/830 (26)
Living independently	22/59 (37)	39/124 (32)	106/251 (42)	94/224 (42)	65/126 (52)	29/46 (63)	0.0001	355/830 (43)
Able to eat, wash, and dress without help	33/57 (58)	83/122 (68)	175/248 (71)	174/222 (78)	101/125 (81)	36/45 (80)	0.0001	602/819 (74)
Mean (SD) score on minimental state examination*	20 (7)	23 (7)	24 (7)	25 (6)	25 (6)	27 (5)	<0.0001	24 (6)
Mean serum albumin (g/l)	39	40	41	41	41	42	<0.0001	41
Medical history
Heart disease (excluding hypertension)	22/54 (41)	32/122 (26)	74/241 (31)	53/218 (24)	28/122 (23)	6/45 (13)	0.03	215/802 (27)
Stroke	4/54 (7)	18/123 (15)	31/244 (13)	27/220 (12)	19/122 (16)	3/45 (7)	0.90	102/808 (13)
Diabetes mellitus	9/54 (17)	13/122 (11)	30/241 (12)	26/219 (12)	11/122 (9)	4/45 (9)	0.23	93/803 (12)
Cancer	4/54 (7)	12/123 (10)	19/241 (8)	9/219 (4)	2/122 (2)	1/45 (2)	0.002	47/804 (6)
Drug use
Using diuretics:	29/58 (50)	41/121 (34)	106/245 (43)	90/221 (41)	45/125 (36)	17/46 (37)	0.33	328/816 (40)
Potassium sparing diuretics	8/58 (14)	23/121 (19)	52/245 (21)	51/221 (23)	18/125 (14)	8/46 (17)	0.95	160/816 (20)
Using other antihypertensive drugs	6/58 (10)	16/121 (13)	18/245 (7)	23/221 (10)	20/125 (16)	4/46 (9)	0.51	87/816 (11)
Using glycosides	16/58 (28)	20/121 (17)	42/245 (17)	38/221 (17)	19/125 (15)	2/46 (4)	0.02	137/816 (17)
Using bronchodilators	6/58 (10)	2/121 (2)	12/245 (5)	14/221 (6)	1/125 (1)	3/46 (7)	0.41	38/816 (5)

^*Scores range from 0 to 30.¹²