Table III.

 BP Findings in the Two Cross‐Sectional Surveys (Before and After the Intervention Program)

	1º Survey Before Intervention	2º Survey After Intervention	P Value
Systolic BP (mean, 95% CI)	144.4 (143.8–145.0)	143.3 (142.7–143.9)	.009
Diastolic BP (mean, 95% CI)	83.3 (82.9–83.7)	83.5 (83.1–83.9)	.50
Pulse pressure (mean, 95% CI)	61.1 (60.6–61.7)	59.8 (59.2–60.3)	.0004
Classification of BPa (%, 95% CI)
Optimal	2.6 (2.0–3.2)	2.7 (2.0–3.4)	.0348
Normal	9.5 (8.3–10.6)	10.5 (9.2–11.8)
High normal	22.7 (21.0–24.3)	23.4 (21.6–25.2)
Grade 1 hypertension	17.9 (16.4–19.4)	21.0 (19.3–22.7)
Grade 2 hypertension	11.4 (10.1–12.6)	10.1 (8.9–11.4)
Grade 3 hypertension	1.5 (1.0–2.0)	1.3 (0.9–1.8)
Isolated systolic hypertension	34.4 (32.6–36.3)	30.9 (28.9–32.8)
BP control (%, 95% CI)
BP <140/90 mm Hg in all patients	34.6 (32.7–36.5)	36.5 (34.5–38.5)	.18
Low CV risk	94.3 (90.2–98.4)	94.7 (90.9–98.5)
Moderate CV risk	37.7 (32.7–42.8)	39.9 (33.9–44.8)
High CV risk	32.0 (29.5–34.6)	34.0 (31.2–36.8)
Very high	27.3 (24.0–30.6)	26.6 (23.0–30.1)
According CV risk [low‐moderate risk <140/90 mm Hg; high‐very high risk <130/80 mm Hg]	13.6 (12.3–15.0)	15.6 (14.1–17.2)	.055
Low CV risk	94.3 (90.2–98.4)	94.7 (90.9–98.5)
Moderate CV risk	37.7 (32.7–42.8)	39.3 (33.9–44.8)
High CV risk	6.7 (5.4–8.1)	7.9 (6.3–9.5)
Very high	0	0
BP findings in diabetics patients (%, 95% CI)
Systolic BP (mean, 95% CI)	144.3 (143.4–145.2)	142.7 (141.8–143.7)	.01
Diastolic BP (mean, 95% CI)	82.8 (82.2–83.3)	82.9 (82.3–83.6)	.66
Pulse pressure (mean, 95% CI)	61.5 (60.7–62.3)	59.8 (58.9–60.6)	.003
BP <140/90 mm Hg	35.8 (33.0–38.7)	39.1 (36.0–42.2)	.12
BP <130/80 mm Hg	7.5 (6.00–9.10)	10.6 (8.63–12.5)	.01

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular.

^aAccording to the European Society of Hypertension–European Society of Cardiology 2003 guidelines.¹⁹