Table 2.

BP changes after 10 years and SUA frequency distribution (n=733)

Variables	Frequency (%)
	2007	2017
BP*
Normal	0	180 (24.6)
Prehypertension	733 (100)	325 (44.3)
Hypertension	0	228 (31.1)
SUA†
Normal	–	369 (50.3)
High-normal	–	316 (43.1)
High	–	48 (6.6)

*BP, normal: SBP of <120 mm Hg and DBP of <80 mm Hg, prehypertension: SBP of 120–139 mm Hg and/or DBP of 80–89 mm Hg, hypertension: SBP of ≥140 mm Hg and/or DBP of ≥90 mm Hg).

†SUA, normal: <5 mg/dL, high-normal: 5–7 mg/dL, high: ≥7 mg/dL.

BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SUA, serum uric acid.