Table 4. Characteristics of patients with known age ≥ 18 years in Sierra Leone.

Data collection year	Gender	N	SBP (mmHg)	p-values	DBP (mmHg)	p-values
2001*	F	297	135.1	0.014, 0.003	83.0	0.35, < 0.0001
	M	362	131.7	0.73, < 0.0001	81.3	0.41, < 0.0001
2002**	F	304	130.1	< 0.0001, < 0.0001	81.8	< 0.0001, 0.029
	M	359	132.3	< 0.0001, 0.002	82.2	< 0.0001, 0.068
2003†	F	209	141.8	0.84	92.6	0.0002
	M	74	150.7	0.043	95.9	< 0.0001
2009††	F	108	142.4	0.010	85.6	0.13
	M	74	142.4	0.0009	85.5	0.022

Values: least squares means (LSmeans).

p-values: *2001 vs 2002 and 2003, respectively, **2002 vs 2003 and 2009, respectively, ^†2003 vs 2009, ^††2009 vs 2001.

F = females, M = males, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.