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. 2012 Dec 26;15(3):154–161. doi: 10.1111/jch.12057

Table 3.

BP Control in 3 NHANES Periods Excluding and Including ntHTN Patients

NHANES Time Period
<140/<90 in all HTN patients 1999–2002 2003–2006 2007–2010
Excluding uHTN 33.3 (30.6–36.0) a 42.7 (39.9–45.5) a 51.8 (49.6–53.9) a
Including uHTN 39.5 (37.3–41.7) a 48.5 (45.7–51.4) a 56.5 (54.2–58.7) a
<140/<90 without and <130/<80 with DM and/or CKD
Excluding uHTN 28.7 (26.1–31.5) a 36.9 (34.0–39.9) a 46.6 (44.2–48.9) a
Including uHTN 34.6 (32.4–37.0) a 42.8 (39.9–45.7) a 51.6 (49.2–53.9) a

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys; ntHTN, nontraditional hypertensive; uHTN, untreated hypertensive. The column 1999–2002 shows the P value for comparison with 2003–2006. The column 2003–2006 shows the P value for comparison with 2007–2010. The column 2007–2010 shows the P value for comparison with 1999–2002. a P<.001.