TABLE 2.
Changes in mean blood pressure values and blood pressure management over time
| Year | No. of participants | Age (mean ± SD) | BP recorded (Freq.%) | Mean SBP (mmHg) | Mean DBP (mmHg) | Treated, N (%) | Hypertensiona (Freq.%) | BP controlledb (Freq.%) | BP controlledc (Freq.%) |
| 2001 | 98 214 | 86.1 ± 4.8 | 50 058 (51.2) | 149.8 ± 19.6 | 79.8 ± 9.4 | 32 034 (64.0) | 44 644 (89.2) | 7096 (14.2) | 1445 (2.9) |
| 2002 | 111 017 | 86.1 ± 4.8 | 62 497 (56.5) | 148.9 ± 19.5 | 79.2 ± 9.5 | 41 522 (66.4) | 55 587 (88.9) | 10 219 (16.4) | 2104 (3.4) |
| 2003 | 119 338 | 86.1 ± 4.8 | 76 120 (63.9) | 147.3 ± 19.3 | 78.4 ± 9.4 | 51 698 (67.9) | 67 265 (88.4) | 14 418 (18.9) | 3114 (4.1) |
| 2004 | 126 676 | 86.1 ± 4.8 | 94 085 (74.4) | 145.1 ± 18.4 | 77.5 ± 9.2 | 64 840 (68.9) | 82 411 (87.6) | 20 702 (22.0) | 4474 (4.8) |
| 2005 | 128 448 | 86.3 ± 4.8 | 97 131 (75.7) | 143.2 ± 17.7 | 76.6 ± 9.1 | 69 301 (71.4) | 84 970 (87.5) | 24 607 (25.3) | 5310 (5.5) |
| 2006 | 128 438 | 86.4 ± 4.8 | 98 927 (77.1) | 141.7 ± 17.3 | 75.8 ± 9.1 | 72 206 (73.0) | 86 334 (87.3) | 28 561 (28.9) | 6204 (6.3) |
| 2007 | 127 931 | 86.6 ± 4.8 | 100 901 (78.9) | 140.7 ± 17.0 | 75.3 ± 8.9 | 74 656 (74.0) | 87 863 (87.1) | 31 618 (31.3) | 6922 (6.9) |
| 2008 | 126 891 | 86.7 ± 4.8 | 100 557 (79.3) | 139.7 ± 16.7 | 74.8 ± 9.0 | 75 432 (75.0) | 87 430 (87.0) | 34 093 (33.9) | 7677 (7.6) |
| 2009 | 124 795 | 86.8 ± 4.8 | 98 907 (79.3) | 138.9 ± 16.6 | 74.3 ± 9.0 | 75 009 (75.8) | 86 058 (87.0) | 35 568 (36.0) | 8051 (8.1) |
| 2010 | 117 366 | 87.1 ± 4.8 | 93 464 (79.7) | 138.2 ± 16.5 | 74.0 ± 9.0 | 71 226 (76.2) | 81 134 (86.8) | 35 003 (37.5) | 8138 (8.7) |
| 2011 | 108 893 | 87.4 ± 4.8 | 87 176 (80.1) | 137.5 ± 16.4 | 73.6 ± 8.9 | 66 414 (76.2) | 75 236 (86.3) | 33 702 (38.7) | 8091 (9.3) |
| 2012 | 99 785 | 87.6 ± 4.9 | 79 415 (79.6) | 136.9 ± 16.3 | 73.4 ± 8.9 | 60 514 (76.2) | 68 393 (86.1) | 32 042 (40.4) | 7925 (10.0) |
| 2013 | 86 367 | 87.8 ± 5.0 | 68 896 (79.8) | 136.1 ± 15.9 | 73.0 ± 8.8 | 52 302 (75.9) | 58 771 (85.3) | 28 999 (42.1) | 7094 (10.3) |
| 2014 | 71 003 | 87.8 ± 5.2 | 54 973 (77.5) | 135.4 ± 15.9 | 72.7 ± 8.9 | 41 831 (76.1) | 46 792 (85.1) | 24 110 (43.9) | 5848 (10.6) |
aHypertension (BP > 140/90 mmHg or treated for hypertension).
bBP controlled (BP < 140/90 mmHg and treated for hypertension as percentage of all participants with BP recorded in year).
cBP controlled (SBP < 120 mmHg and treated for hypertension as percentage of all participants with BP recorded in year).