Clinical Study

Hypertension Control and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Regional Perspective

Table 2

Blood pressure and BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SE; adjusted for age, gender).

Total
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Northern Europe
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Southern Europe
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North America
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Midde East
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Asia
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value

SBP (mmHg)
 <12028.2 (0.249)29.1 (0.487)28.4 (0.453)30.1 (0.601)28.3 (1.467)26.2 (0.474)<0.0001
 120–13928.5 (0.086)29.1 (0.168)28.6 (0.132)30.4 (0.253)31.0 (0.647)26.4 (0.187)<0.0001
 140–15928.8 (0.066)29.6 (0.108)29.0 (0.102)30.2 (0.222)29.7 (0.370)25.7 (0.158)<0.0001
 160–17929.5 (0.105)30.2 (0.169)29.9 (0.165)30.2 (0.403)29.6 (0.474)25.7 (0.287)<0.0001
 ≥18029.5 (0.163)30.2 (0.249)30.2 (0.264)29.1 (0.763)30.0 (0.629)25.5 (0.445)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0126<0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
 <9028.5 (0.063)29.3 (0.110)28.6 (0.102)29.9 (0.176)29.7 (0.440)26.0 (0.144)<0.0001
 90–9929.2 (0.082)30.1 (0.134)29.4 (0.124)30.5 (0.342)29.5 (0.395)25.7 (0.207)<0.0001
 100–10929.5 (0.113)30.0 (0.187)30.2 (0.169)31.5 (0.548)30.4 (0.471)25.9 (0.276)<0.0001
 ≥11030.3 (0.227)30.8 (0.362)31.0 (0.350)31.9 (1.286)30.6 (0.793)26.3 (0.642)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0157<0.0001
RR (mmHg)
 uncontrolled*29.4 (0.066)29.9 (0.085)29.5 (0.082)30.1 (0.190)29.8 (0.259)25.7 (0.132)<0.0001
 controlled**28.6 (0.061)28.9 (0.170)28.4 (0.134)30.3 (0.239)30.6 (0.650)26.2 (0.184)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0080<0.0001

*SBP/DBP ≥140/90 in non-diabetic and ≥130/80 in diabetic patients, **<140/90 in non-diabetic and <130/80 in diabetic patients.