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. 2021 Sep 21;23(10):1887–1896. doi: 10.1111/jch.14269

TABLE 3.

Outcomes (first hospitalization for incident myocardial infarction or stroke or heart failure, or death) by hypertension (HT) categories

Traditional BP goal (<140/90 mmHg)

Events

Event rate

Unadjusted HR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted a HR (95% CI)

P value

No HT

n = 5029

2328 events

26.3/1000 py

0.64 (0.60‐0.69)

P < .001

0.77 (0.71‐0.82)

P < .001

Controlled HT

n = 2306

1401 events

38.7/1000 py

Ref.

Ref.

Untreated HT

n = 1110

706 events

41.7/1000 py

1.09 (1.00‐1.19)

P = .06

1.06 (0.97‐1.16)

P = .23

Uncontrolled HT

n = 1034

715 events

48.8/1000 py

1.31 (1.19‐1.43)

P < .001

1.14 (1.05‐1.25)

P = .004

Apparent resistant HT

n = 133

108 events

65.3/1000 py

1.84 (1.51‐2.23)

P < .001

1.50 (1.23‐1.82)

P < .001

Stricter BP goal (<130/80 mmHg)

No HT

n = 3857

1715 events

24.9/1000 py

0.62 (0.57‐0.68)

P < .001

0.74 (0.68‐0.80)

P < .001

Controlled HT

n = 1521

914 events

38.0/1000 py

Ref. Ref.

Untreated HT

n = 2282

1319 events

36.0/1000 py

0.94 (0.87‐1.02)

P = .16

0.96 (0.88‐1.04)

P = .33

Uncontrolled HT

n = 1759

1163 events

45.0/1000 py

1.22 (1.12‐1.33)

P < .001

1.09 (1.00‐1.19)

P = .06

Apparent resistant HT

n = 193

147 events

58.2/1000 py

1.65 (1.39‐1.97)

P < .001

1.43 (1.20‐1.70)

P < .001

a

Adjusted for baseline age, sex, race, and study center, BMI, heart rate, current smoking, eGFR, LDL, HDL, TG, and diabetes status.