Table 2.
A 28-year blood pressure and treatment history by status of hypertension at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in 2012–2013
| Status in 2012–2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Normotensive (n = 59) |
Controlled hypertension (n = 30) |
Untreated hypertension (n = 61) |
Poorly controlled hypertension (n = 40) |
|
| Blood pressure 2012–2013,a mean (s.e.) | |||||
| Systolic BP | 190 | 126.3 (1.4) | 128.9 (1.9) | 152.6 (1.3) | 156.5 (1.4) |
| Diastolic BP | 190 | 70.7 (1.1) | 72.3 (1.5) | 82.4 (1.1) | 84.0 (1.4) |
| Blood pressure 1985–2009,a,b mean (s.e.) | |||||
| Systolic blood pressure | 184 | 112.9 (1.2) | 126.2 (1.6) | 122.1 (1.1) | 128.2 (1.5) |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 184 | 69.4 (0.8) | 78.7 (1.1) | 74.7 (0.8) | 78.9 (1.0) |
| Mean arterial pressure | 184 | 83.9 (0.9) | 94.5 (1.2) | 90.5 (0.8) | 95.3 (1.1) |
| Hypertension,c % (n) | |||||
| 1985–1988 | 190 | 2 (1) | 27 (8) | 8 (5) | 30 (12) |
| 1991–1993 | 185 | 0 (0) | 17 (5) | 15 (9) | 35 (14) |
| 1998–1999 | 185 | 2 (1) | 40 (12) | 3 (2) | 45 (18) |
| 2003–2004 | 184 | 2 (1) | 53 (16) | 10 (6) | 70 (28) |
| 2008–2009 | 186 | 0 (0) | 93 (28) | 12 (7) | 98 (39) |
| 2012–2013 | 190 | 0 (0) | 100 (30) | 100 (61) | 100 (40) |
| Antihypertensive treatment,c % (n) | |||||
| 1985–1988 | 157 | 0 (0) | 13 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) |
| 1991–1993 | 125 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (5) |
| 1998–1999 | 184 | 0 (0) | 10 (3) | 0 (0) | 30 (12) |
| 2003–2004 | 183 | 0 (0) | 30 (9) | 0 (0) | 53 (21) |
| 2008–2009 | 185 | 0 (0) | 90 (27) | 0 (0) | 75 (30) |
| 2012–2013 | 177 | 0 (0) | 100 (30) | 0 (0) | 100 (40) |
a.
Adjusted for age and gender.
b.
Mean blood pressure for each participant is the average taking into account all previous measurements.
c.
Unadjusted prevalence.