Table III.

 Median of Blood Pressure (BP) and Success Rates Toward Target BP Levels

	JSH 2004 Target BP Level, mm Hg	Median (Range) of Systolic and Diastolic BP, mm Hg	Success Rates, No. (%)
Elderly patients without diabetes mellitus or renal disease (n=1518)	<140/90	134 (84–190)/75 (36–120)	1002 (66.0)
Young or middle‐aged patients without diabetes mellitus or renal disease (n=583)	<130/85	132 (100–180)/80 (43–106)	177 (30.4)
Patients with diabetes mellitus or renal disease (n=1212)	<130/80	134 (82–212)/76 (39–124)	324 (26.7)

Abbreviation: JSH 2004, Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension.