Table V.
Mean Blood Pressure During Follow‐Up
| condition (age <65 y; ≥65 y) | post–systolic BPa (SD) | post–diastolic BPa (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | <65 | ≥65 | P value b | total | <65 | ≥65 | P value b | |
| Uncomplicated hypertension (n=26,653; 12,280) | 131.86 (14.36) | 130.75 (13.82) | 134.27 (15.18) | .000 | 78.21 (9.34) | 80.35 (8.80) | 73.55 (8.75) | .000 |
| Stage 1 hypertension (n=8594; 3945) | 134.57 (12.95) | 133.45 (12.54) | 137.01 (13.50) | .000 | 79.50 (8.96) | 81.80 (8.18) | 74.49 (8.54) | .000 |
| Stage 2 hypertension (n=5034; 2200) | 140.58 (16.46) | 138.91 (16.08) | 144.41 (16.61) | .000 | 82.51 (10.47) | 85.20 (9.60) | 76.34 (9.74) | .000 |
| Complicated hypertension (n=34,702; 35,516) | 132.66 (14.81) | 131.40 (14.25) | 133.89 (15.24) | .000 | 76.07 (9.42) | 79.09 (8.98) | 73.13 (8.89) | .000 |
| Stage 1 hypertension (n=11,200; 11,413) | 135.80 (13.29) | 134.45 (12.79) | 137.14 (13.63) | .000 | 77.26 (9.15) | 80.42 (8.46) | 74.16 (8.74) | .000 |
| Stage 2 hypertension (n=5636; 5695) | 142.62 (16.97) | 140.80 (16.71) | 144.41 (17.03) | .000 | 80.02 (10.80) | 84.12 (10.20) | 75.97 (9.81) | .000 |
| Diabetes (n=3454; 2623) | 138.15 (15.38) | 137.21 (15.32) | 139.38 (15.39) | .000 | 77.29 (10.00) | 80.17 (9.60) | 73.50 (9.24) | .000 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (n=399; 1071) | 137.96 (15.70) | 134.39 (13.77) | 139.27 (16.17) | .000 | 74.97 (9.59) | 79.70 (8.70) | 73.21 (9.32) | .000 |
| Heart disease (n=1242; 2356) | 137.95 (15.91) | 136.82 (15.68) | 138.54 (15.99) | .002 | 75.62 (9.93) | 80.22 (10.03) | 73.19 (8.98) | .000 |
| Renal disease (n=331; 639) | 138.31 (17.54) | 138.20 (19.72) | 138.36 (16.31) | .894 | 74.91 (10.50) | 79.80 (11.40) | 72.37 (9.02) | .000 |
| Peripheral vascular disease (n=253; 538) | 137.82 (15.09) | 136.58 (15.01) | 138.41 (15.10) | .112 | 74.55 (9.95) | 79.76 (9.21) | 72.10 (9.32) | .000 |
| Coronary disease (n=14,686; 14,996) | 138.14 (14.81) | 136.51 (14.39) | 139.74 (15.04) | .000 | 78.41 (9.72) | 81.84 (9.13) | 75.06 (9.08) | .000 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation. aPost–blood pressure (BP) is a mean value of the last 2 BP readings after index date. b P value shows whether patients younger than 65 years and patients 65 years and older are statistically different.