Clinical Study

Hypertension Control and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Regional Perspective

Table 7

Blood pressure and HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L ± SD, adjusted for age, gender, and diabetes).

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)
 <1201.3 (0.025)1.4 (0.051)1.2 (0.044)1.4 (0.065)1.1 (0.135)1.3 (0.053)0.0498
 120–1391.3 (0.008)1.4 (0.015)1.3 (0.012)1.3 (0.024)1.1 (0.054)1.3 (0.018)<0.0001
 140–1591.3 (0.007)1.5 (0.011)1.3 (0.010)1.3 (0.024)1.2 (0.034)1.3 (0.017)<0.0001
 160–1791.3 (0.009)1.4 (0.014)1.3 (0.014)1.3 (0.035)1.1 (0.035)1.3 (0.025)<0.0001
 ≥1801.3 (0.016)1.5 (0.025)1.2 (0.026)1.3 (0.070)1.0 (0.059)1.3 (0.045)<0.0001
value0.33090.05580.13170.33660.66080.7711
DBP (mmHg)
 <901.3 (0.005)1.4 (0.010)1.3 (0.009)1.3 (0.017)1.2 (0.038)1.3 (0.014)<0.0001
 90–991.3 (0.007)1.4 (0.012)1.3 (0.011)1.3 (0.033)1.2 (0.033)1.3 (0.020)<0.0001
 100–1091.3 (0.011)1.4 (0.016)1.2 (0.014)1.3 (0.047)1.1 (0.034)1.2 (0.024)<0.0001
 ≥1101.3 (0.033)1.6 (0.057)1.2 (0.052)1.4 (0.208)1.0 (0.114)1.2 (0.102)<0.0001
value0.02220.00130.09040.77210.01880.6265
RR (mmHg)
 uncontrolled*1.3 (0.006)1.5 (0.008)1.3 (0.008)1.3 (0.019)1.1 (0.022)1.3 (0.013)<0.0001
 controlled**1.3 (0.006)1.4 (0.016)1.3 (0.013)1.3 (0.023)1.1 (0.054)1.3 (0.019)<0.0001
value0.13400.09160.16320.93610.83610.8030

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