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. 2015 Feb 15;8(2):1611–1623.

Table 4.

Age-standardized mean and 95% confidence interval of SBP in adult population over 25 years of age, based on data from World Health Organization in 26 countries of EU, 1980-2009

Country Overall (males) On medication (males)

Austria 28.7 [17.7-41.2] 33.4 [23.6-43.7]
Belgium 24.6 [15.7-35.4] 42.6 [32.9-52.9]
Bulgaria 40.0 [28.3-52.0] 39.3 [30.7-48.5]
Czech Republic 39.3 [31.4-47.3] 48.1 [39.4-56.8]
Denmark 26.5 [18.0-36.3] 47.6 [41.4-53.6]
Estonia 47.3 [35.5-59.3] 40.6 [32.4-48.8]
Finland 34.9 [25.9-44.3] 52.9 [44.3-61.7]
France 29.1 [22.0-36.4] 47.4 [39.6-55.7]
Germany 31.1 [23.1-40.0] 42.3 [35.6-49.2]
Greece 25.1 [16.3-35.4] 44.8 [37.3-52.8]
Hungary 42.7 [31.7-53.2] 43.8 [35.0-53.0]
Ireland 34.9 [27.1-43.3] 50 [42.0-57.6]
Italy 28.6 [22.2-35.3] 47 [39.8-54.5]
Latvia 44.5 [29.7-59.3] 42.2 [35.9-48.8]
Lithuania 45.5 [33.2-58.3] 51.2 [40.7-61.9]
Luxembourg 28.5 [16.6-42.1] 52.1 [43.5-61.2]
Malta 29.9 [19.2-42.1] 42.1 [31.6-52.7]
Netherlands 28.9 [20.1-38.9] 43.3 [34.0-53.2]
Poland 41.3 [32.4-50.3] 42.4 [34.5-50.8]
Portugal 34.5 [25.7-44.6] 49.3 [42.8-56.1]
Romania 39.0 [26.6-52.0] 46.5 [38.8-54.9]
Slovakia 42.1 [27.9-56.9] 47.1 [37.9-56.7]
Slovenia 43.3 [28.9-57.9] 50.4 [40.1-60.6]
Spain 27.7 [20.7-35.5] 41.5 [34.8-48.5]
Sweden 29.7 [21.9-38.6] 43.1 [35.9-50.9]
United Kingdom 27.7 [21.9-34.0] 42.2 [36.3-48.7]

Country Overall (females) On medication (males)

Austria 19.8 [11.1-30.7] 33.4 [23.6-43.7]
Belgium 16.8 [9.8-26.4] 30.4 [21.6-40.4]
Bulgaria 31.2 [19.6-42.9] 40.9 [30.7-50.6]
Czech Republic 27.7 [21.1-34.3] 37.6 [31.6-43.4]
Denmark 15.6 [9.3-23.9] 28.4 [20.6-37.2]
Estonia 33.2 [22.3-44.0] 42.2 [32.7-51.1]
Finland 22.7 [16.1-29.8] 36.3 [28.9-43.7]
France 16.2 [11.4-21.3] 29.3 [23.0-35.4]
Germany 20.7 [14.1-27.4] 34.3 [27.0-41.5]
Greece 19.8 [12.6-28.3] 32.7 [24.9-41.1]
Hungary 31.3 [21.1-42.2] 41 [31.9-50.2]
Ireland 20.7 [15.2-26.7] 34.2 [27.7-40.7]
Italy 20.6 [15.2-26.2] 33.6 [27.4-39.8]
Latvia 32.7 [19.2-46.4] 42.2 [30.6-53.5]
Lithuania 34.3 [23.0-45.3] 43.4 [33.7-52.7]
Luxembourg 17.9 [9.0-29.2] 31.3 [20.5-42.6]
Malta 20.3 [11.0-30.6] 33.8 [23.7-43.9]
Netherlands 17.6 [11.4-25.3] 30.8 [23.4-38.9]
Poland 33.0 [25.4-41.0] 42.4 [35.8-49.0]
Portugal 24.3 [17.0-32.5] 37.4 [29.9-45.4]
Romania 32.9 [21.9-44.0] 41.7 [32.3-51.0]
Slovakia 32.5 [19.8-45.5] 42.3 [30.6-53.6]
Slovenia 32.8 [19.5-46.5] 31.7 [25.8-38.2]
Spain 18.6 [13.6-24.7] 32.5 [25.8-39.5]
Sweden 19.3 [13.6-26.3] 32.8 [27.0-39.0]
United Kingdom 19.1 [14.5-24.4] 33.4 [23.6-43.7]