Table 2.
SD, CV, maximum minus minimum BP difference of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure
| Systolic blood pressure | Diastolic blood pressure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean SBP, mm Hg | SD, mm Hg | CV, mm Hg | MMD, mm Hg | Mean DBP, mm Hg | SD, mm Hg | CV, mm Hg | MMD, mm Hg | |
| All participants (N = 56,365) | 131.0 (10.9) | 10.5 (3.4) | 8.0 (2.4) | 58.2 (20.6) | 80.1 (8.2) | 7.0 (2.0) | 8.7 (2.5) | 38.6 (12.9) |
| Male (N = 44,844) | 131.6 (10.5) | 10.3 (3.3) | 7.8 (2.3) | 57.0 (20.2) | 80.4 (8.1) | 6.8 (2.0) | 8.5 (2.4) | 37.8 (12.4) |
| Female (N = 11,521) | 128.9 (12.0) | 11.6 (3.6) | 9.0 (2.5) | 62.9 (21.3) | 78.9 (8.4) | 7.5 (2.1) | 9.5 (2.6) | 41.9 (13.9) |
| Age 18–29 (N = 928) | 125.0 (11.2) | 9.2 (3.5) | 7.3 (2.7) | 47.7 (18.9) | 76.9 (8.7) | 7.2 (2.4) | 9.4 (2.9) | 37.0 (13.1) |
| Age 30–39 (N = 5,674) | 128.0 (11.2) | 9.2 (3.2) | 7.1 (2.3) | 48.2 (18.4) | 80.4 (8.8) | 6.9 (2.2) | 8.6 (2.6) | 36.1 (12.9) |
| Age 40–49 (N = 13,129) | 130.1 (10.6) | 9.5 (2.9) | 7.3 (2.1) | 51.6 (17.6) | 82.4 (8.2) | 6.9 (2.0) | 8.4 (2.3) | 36.9 (12.2) |
| Age 50–59 (N = 16,552) | 131.2 (10.6) | 10.4 (3.0) | 7.9 (2.2) | 57.1 (18.5) | 81.7 (7.6) | 6.9 (1.9) | 8.4 (2.3) | 38.1 (12.3) |
| Age 60–69(N = 13,065) | 132.3 (10.8) | 11.4 (3.3) | 8.6 (2.4) | 63.8 (20.1) | 78.8 (7.3) | 7.2 (2.1) | 8.8 (2.4) | 39.5 (12.6) |
| Age 70–79 (N = 5,742) | 133.0 (10.8) | 12.4 (3.7) | 9.3 (2.6) | 70.5 (21.9) | 75.1 (7.2) | 8.0 (2.3) | 9.6 (2.6) | 42.5 (13.9) |
| Age 80+ (N = 1,275) | 133.9 (11.6) | 13.9 (4.1) | 10.4 (2.9) | 79.2 (23.7) | 72.8 (7.4) | 7.0 (2.3) | 11.0 (2.9) | 48.2 (15.0) |
| Country (CA) (N = 2,101) | 130.9 (10.8) | 10.4 (3.2) | 7.9 (2.3) | 57.0 (19.5) | 79.4 (8.3) | 6.7 (1.9) | 8.5 (2.3) | 37.4 (12.4) |
| Country (CH) (N = 2,416) | 130.2 (10.6) | 10.0 (3.1) | 7.6 (2.2) | 56.3 (20.1) | 80.2 (7.9) | 6.7 (1.9) | 8.3 (2.3) | 37.8 (12.7) |
| Country (DE) (N = 9,070) | 131.6 (10.5) | 9.9 (3.0) | 7.5 (2.1) | 56.1 (19.6) | 81.1 (7.9) | 6.5 (1.8) | 8.1 (2.1) | 37.1 (12.2) |
| Country (FR) (N = 3,665) | 131.5 (11.5) | 10.7 (3.5) | 8.1 (2.4) | 58.7 (20.6) | 79.5 (8.4) | 7.1 (2.1) | 9.0 (2.6) | 39.2 (13.3) |
| Country (GB) (N = 2,625) | 132.9 (11.8) | 10.1 (3.2) | 7.6 (2.2) | 54.0 (19.3) | 80.8 (8.6) | 6.7 (1.9) | 8.3 (2.3) | 36.0 (12.3) |
| Country (IT) (N = 1,944) | 128.5 (10.8) | 10.6 (3.4) | 8.2 (2.4) | 59.8 (20.9) | 78.1 (7.8) | 6.9 (1.9) | 8.9 (2.4) | 39.2 (12.8) |
| Country (JP) (N = 1,174) | 129.5 (11.9) | 10.0 (3.1) | 7.7 (2.2) | 58.4 (19.4) | 82.3 (9.4) | 7.0 (2.0) | 8.5 (2.3) | 41.0 (12.3) |
| Country (US) (N = 19,963) | 131.3 (10.8) | 11.0 (3.6) | 8.3 (2.5) | 59.6 (21.0) | 79.8 (8.2) | 7.2 (2.1) | 9.0 (2.6) | 39.2 (13.0) |
| Country (other) (N = 13,407) | 130.3 (10.8) | 10.6 (3.4) | 8.1 (2.4) | 58.4 (20.8) | 80.1 (8.0) | 7.0 (2.0) | 8.8 (2.5) | 39.1 (13.0) |
| Weekdays (N = 55,028) | 131.2 (11.0) | 10.5 (3.4) | 7.9 (2.4) | 54.8 (20.2) | 80.3 (8.2) | 6.9 (2.1) | 8.6 (2.5) | 36.3 (12.6) |
| Weekends (N = 55,028) | 130.7 (11.1) | 10.3 (3.7) | 7.9 (2.7) | 45.9 (19.3) | 79.7 (8.3) | 6.8 (2.3) | 8.6 (2.8) | 30.1 (12.0) |
| Summera (N = 39,835) | 129.5 (11.2) | 9.7 (3.5) | 7.5 (2.6) | 43.7(19.2) | 79.1 (8.4) | 6.4 (2.2) | 8.1 (2.7) | 28.9 (12.1) |
| Winterb (N = 39,835) | 131.5 (10.9) | 10.1 (3.6) | 7.7 (2.5) | 48.7 (20.2) | 80.2 (8.2) | 6.6 (2.2) | 8.3 (2.6) | 31.9 (12.7) |
Abbreviations: CA, Canada; CH, Switzerland; CV, coefficient of variation; DE, Germany; FR, France; GB, United Kingdom; IT, Italy; JP, Japan; MMD, maximum minus minimum blood pressure difference; US, United State.
aSummer: June–August.
bWinter: November–February.