Table 1.

The sample structure in the SEPHAR study and the mean values of the systolic and diastolic BP values.

	Total	Men	Women
Number of subjects	2017	847	1170
Age groups
18–24	160	70	90
25–34	340	145	195
35–44	352	135	217
45–54	428	176	252
55–64	328	123	205
≥65	409	198	211
Area of residence
Urban	1164	485	679
Rural	853	362	491
Mean values of systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total	137.56 ± 23.9	142.66 ± 49.77	134.97 ± 24.18
18–24	119.71 ± 13.88	126.77 ± 11.87	114.22 ± 12.85
25–34	123.71 ± 14.24	129.73 ± 15.27	119.24 ± 11.58
35–44	128.35 ± 17.31	133.45 ± 16.03	125.17 ± 17.36
45–54	139.62 ± 22.31	142.43 ± 22.17	137.66 ± 22.24
55–64	148.82 ± 23.65	150.09 ± 23.38	148.06 ± 23.84
≥65	152.79 ± 25.58	152.96 ± 26.59	152.48 ± 24.68
Mean values of diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Total	83.07 ± 13.58	86.78 ± 43.66	82.44 ± 13.71
18–24	72.35 ± 9.38	73.11 ± 9.06	71.76 ± 9.63
25–34	76.55 ± 9.94	78.68 ± 10.64	74.96 ± 9.09
35–44	81.11 ± 11.17	82.56 ± 11.91	80.21 ± 11.51
45–54	86.17 ± 12.97	87.68 ± 13.72	85.12 ± 12.33
55–64	89.1 ± 14.65	88.98 ± 13.32	89 ± 15.42
≥65	86.28 ± 13.97	86.12 ± 13.58	86.38 ± 14.35