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. 2015 Jul 16;44(5):1614–1624. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv143

Table 2.

Trend in age-adjusted systolic blood pressure (mmHg) between 1980 and 2008 in selected countries by sex

	Men					Women
	1980	1990	2000	2008	Diff ^a	1980	1990	2000	2008	Diff ^a
UK	136.5	136.5	134.8	131.2	−5.3	131.0	131.6	128.9	124.1	−6.9
UK	131.2–141.8	133.8–139.2	132.4–137.1	127.5–134.9	−5.3	125.0–136.6	128.8–134.5	126.5–131.3	120.0–128.1	−6.9
Australia	134.3	132.8	130.6	127.2	−7.1	128.8	125.7	121.5	117.4	−9.4
Australia	128.2–140.4	129.9–135.6	127.9–133.3	121.3–132.7	−7.1	122.7–135.0	122.9–128.7	118.6–124.3	11.6–122.8	−9.4
Sweden	138.8	134.2	132.9	131.7	−7.1	132.9	129.3	125.8	122.9	−10.0
Sweden	133.7–144.1	131.3–137.1	129.9–136.0	126.9–137.0	−7.1	126.6–139.0	126.1–132.3	122.9–128.7	117.7–128.5	−10.0
USA	131.2	127.4	124.3	123.3	−7.9	125.4	122.1	120.1	118.5	−6.9
USA	127.2–135.3	124.5–130.2	121.9–126.6	119.8–126.7	−7.9	121.1–129.6	119.1–124.9	117.7–122.4	115.0–122.0	−6.9
Canada	131.0	129.8	126.8	123.6	−7.4	124.9	123.5	121.3	118.1	−6.8
Canada	126.2–135.9	126.2–133.5	122.5–131.5	118.0–129.0	−7.4	120.2–129.4	120.0–127.1	116.5–125.8	11.3–124.4	−6.8
Spain	136.6	131.6	130.3	130.4	−6.2	133.5	127.9	124.1	122.0	−11.5
Spain	130.6–142.9	128.9–134.3	127.7–132.9	125.8–134.8	−6.2	127.6–140.1	125.0–130.6	121.4–126.8	117.3–126.9	−11.5
France	138.8	134.8	132.9	131.0	−7.8	132.1	127.9	123.8	120.0	−12.1
France	132.1–145.7	131.2–138.4	129.5–136.5	126.6–135.7	−7.8	124.9–139.7	124.0–131.8	120.1–127.4	115.4–124.6	−12.1
Japan	136.8	132.7	131.1	130.5	−6.3	131.2	127.7	124.6	122.0	−9.2
Japan	133.5–140.1	130.9–134.4	129.3–132.9	126.9–133.9	−6.3	128.1–134.3	126.0–129.3	122.9–126.3	118.6–125.2	−9.2

Data are expressed as mean and uncertainty interval (reference 11).

^a The difference in age-adjusted systolic blood pressure between 1980 and 2008.