Table 2.
BP Assessment
| Physician Assessment, Mean±SD or No. (%) | |
|---|---|
| Office BP (n=912) | |
| Systolic, mm Hg | 151.7±19.6 |
| Diastolic, mm Hg | 87.3±11.5 |
| BP <140/85 mm Hg, % | 169 (18.5) |
| ABPM | |
| Mean (n=902) | |
| Systolic, mm Hg | 138.6±15.2 |
| Diastolic, mm Hg | 79.3±9.9 |
| BP <130/85 mm Hg, % | 252 (27.9) |
| Daytime (n=919) | |
| Systolic, mm Hg | 141.3±15.2 |
| Diastolic, mm Hg | 81.8±10.2 |
| BP <135/85 mm Hg, % | 286 (31.1) |
| Nighttime (n=894) | |
| Systolic, mm Hg | 131.1±18.3 |
| Diastolic, mm Hg | 72.6±11.1 |
| BP <120/70 mm Hg, % | 194 (21.7) |
| Controlled BPa | 127 (13.9) |
| Antihypertensive therapy at baseline | |
| No treatment reportedb | 31 (3.4) |
| Drug treatment, yes (n=888)c | |
| RAS inhibitor | 791 (89.1) |
| Diuretic | 477 (53.7) |
| β‐Blocker | 470 (52.9) |
| Calcium channel blocker | 337 (38.0) |
| Others | 62 (7.1) |
| Combinations (n=919) | |
| Monotherapy | 227 (24.7) |
| Two | 259 (28.2) |
| Three | 240 (26.1) |
| Four or more | 162 (17.6) |
Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; RAS, renin‐angiotensin system; SD, standard deviation.
a
Displayed all of the following: mean blood pressure (BP) <130/85 mm Hg, daytime BP <135/85 mm Hg, and nighttime BP <120/70 mm Hg.
b
These were regarded as missing data because of hypertension treatment being an inclusion criterion.
c
Multiple nominations possible and percentages were calculated using the number of patients with available data on drug treatment (n=888).