Table 3.

Prevalence of hypertension based on lower threshold (130/80 mm Hg) and higher threshold (140/90 mm Hg)

Sex	BP≥130/80 mm Hg		BP≥140/80 mm Hg		Detection increased (%)
	Male (n=3999)	Female (n=4822)	Male (n=2603)	Female (n=3004)	Male 29.8%†	Female 29.6%†
29‐44	431	458	249	164	34.1%†	37.4%†
45‐54	381	568	218	255	36.2%†	39.2%†
55‐64	981	1269	625	783	31.6%†	31.1%†
65‐74	1724	1909	1163	1319	27.8%†	25.8%†
≥75	482	618	348	483	24.0%†	19.0%†

^† P < .0001.