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. 2014 Mar 7;27(8):1052–1060. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpu027

Table 4.

Baseline and achieved systolic blood pressures by race/ethnicitya

Time period Lower SBP target Higher SBP target
<130 130–149 ≥150 <130 130–149 ≥150
Baseline SBP, no. (%) Overall 379 (25.8) 630 (42.9) 458 (31.2) 360 (24.3) 605 (40.9) 514 (34.8)
White 219 (28.1) 346 (44.5) 213 (27.4) 199 (26.2) 333 (43.8) 228 (30.0)
Hispanic 110 (24.6) 177 (39.5) 161 (35.9) 116 (24.8) 180 (38.5) 172 (36.8)
Black 50 (20.7) 107 (44.4) 84 (34.9) 45 (17.9) 92 (36.7) 114 (45.4)
Year 1 SBP, no. (%) Overall 892 (68.6) 326 (25.1) 83 (6.4) 319 (23.9) 816 (61.3) 197 (14.8)
White 458 (67.2) 183 (26.8) 41 (6.0) 186 (27.2) 409 (59.7) 90 (13.1)
Hispanic 303 (73.2) 85 (20.5) 26 (6.3) 95 (21.7) 287 (65.5) 56 (12.8)
Black 131 (63.9) 58 (28.3) 16 (7.8) 38 (18.2) 120 (57.4) 51 (24.4)
End-of-study SBP, no. (%) Overall 863 (70.4) 279 (22.8) 84 (6.9) 339 (28.0) 697 (57.6) 174 (14.4)
White 438 (69.4) 156 (24.7) 37 (5.9) 177 (29.8) 346 (58.3) 70 (11.8)
Hispanic 312 (78.2) 66 (16.5) 21 (5.3) 114 (27.3) 242 (57.9) 62 (14.8)
Black 113 (57.7) 57 (29.1) 26 (13.3) 48 (24.1) 109 (54.8) 42 (21.1)

Abbreviation: SBP, systolic blood pressure.

a Because of the small numbers and heterogeneity of the group, the table excludes 74 participants who reported their race as American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Other.