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Features of Placebo-Controlled Trials for Older Patients Demonstrating Benefit of Treatment
| Trial, Year (Ref. #) |
Number in Trial |
Age Criteria, yrs |
Average Age, yrs |
Placebo/Active Baseline SBP, mm Hg |
Placebo/Active Treatment SBP, mm Hg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEP, 1991 (12) | 4,736 | >60 | 72 | 170/170 | 155/143 |
| Syst-Eur, 1997 (55) | 4,695 | >60 | 70 | 174/174 | 161/151 |
| HYVET, 2008 (17) | 3,845 | >80 | 84 | 173/173 | 158/143 |
SBP = systolic blood pressure; other abbreviations as in Table 1.
