Clinical Study

Hypertension Control and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Regional Perspective

Table 3

Blood pressure and WC (cm ± SD, 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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Middle East
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Asia
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value

SBP (mmHg)
 <12097.5 (0.557)100.2 (1.028)98.5 (0.948)100.9 (1.254)96.9 (3.078)89.9 (0.994)<0.0001
 120–13998.5 (0.218)100.3 (0.400)99.2 (0.314)102.1 (0.600)100.8 (1.536)90.6 (0.445)<0.0001
 140–15999.6 (0.171)102.2 (0.268)100.3 (0.255)102.5 (0.548)101.0 (0.923)89.0 (0.392)<0.0001
 160–179100.9 (0.244)103.4 (0.373)102.0 (0.364)102.4 (0.880)102.4 (1.070)89.0 (0.634)<0.0001
 ≥180101.2 (0.414)103.3 (0.603)103.4 (0.642)101.3 (1.816)104.6 (1.528)89.2 (1.067)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.1275<0.0001
DBP (mmHg)
 <9098.8 (0.154)101.1 (0.256)99.5 (0.237)101.7 (0.405)100.1 (1.024)89.9 (0.334)<0.0001
 90–99100.1 (0.198)103.1 (0.309)100.5 (0.287)102.5 (0.782)100.4 (0.924)89.0 (0.476)<0.0001
 100–109101.3 (0.305)102.8 (0.485)103.4 (0.441)105.1 (1.417)105.6 (1.230)89.5 (0.716)<0.0001
 ≥110103.2 (0.607)105.1 (0.916)104.1 (0.891)107.4 (3.250)105.0 (2.041)89.7 (1.611)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0012<0.0001
RR (mmHg)
 uncontrolled*100.7 (0.167)102.7 (0.201)101.2 (0.195)102.2 (0.445)102.1 (0.619)89.2 (0.311)<0.0001
 controlled**98.8 (0.149)100.1 (0.400)99.0 (0.315)102.1 (0.559)100.0 (1.523)90.2 (0.430)<0.0001
value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.0882<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.