Table 3. Changes in morning home BP and clinic BP from baseline after 16 weeks of olmesartan-based treatment by age group.

Age (years)	BP (mm Hg)a		Change
	Baseline	16 Weeks
<65 (n=8643)
Morning home	151.8±16.5/91.7±10.9	133.8±13.2/82.0±9.5b	−18.1±17.5/−9.7±10.9*
Clinic	155.0±18.9/92.1±12.4	134.9±14.8/80.8±10.3c	−20.1±20.0/−11.3±12.9*
65–74 (n=6100)
Morning home	150.9±16.1/84.4±10.5	135.1±13.9/77.0±9.3	−15.9±17.7/−7.4±10.3*
Clinic	152.6±18.8/84.3±12.2	135.3±15.5/75.6±10.3d	−17.3±19.9/−8.7±12.1*
⩾75 (n=4279)
Morning home	151.6±16.1/81.0±10.8	137.4±14.0/74.6±9.4b	−14.2±18.0/−6.4±10.7*
Clinic	152.2±18.8/80.5±12.4	136.8±15.8/73.3±10.3	−15.4±20.2/−7.2±12.3*
⩾80 subgroup (n=1864)
Morning home	151.9±16.6/80.1±10.9	138.0±14.0/74.0±9.6b	−13.8±18.2/−6.1±10.8*
Clinic	152.3±19.3/79.5±12.4	137.3±15.9/72.7±10.4	−15.0±20.1/−6.8±12.4*

Abbreviation: BP, blood pressure.

^aMean±s.d.

^bTwo patients.

^cOne patient.

^dThree patients had missing values for diastolic blood pressure.

^*P<0.0001 for both systolic and diastolic BP (paired t-test).