Hypertension Control and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Regional Perspective

Table 8

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

	Total; (𝑁=12,601)	Northern Europe; (𝑁=4,049)	Southern Europe; (𝑁=5,095)	North America; (𝑁=910)	Middle East; (𝑁=504)	Asia; (𝑁=2043)	𝑃 value
SBP (mmHg)
<120	1.5 (0.037)	1.6 (0.078)	1.6 (0.068)	1.5 (0.102)	1.3 (0.206)	1.7 (0.076)	0.4212
120–139	1.7 (0.017)	1.8 (0.033)	1.6 (0.027)	1.8 (0.054)	1.7 (0.120)	1.8 (0.038)	<0.0001
140–159	1.8 (0.014)	1.9 (0.025)	1.7 (0.023)	1.7 (0.054)	2.1 (0.075)	1.9 (0.036)	<0.0001
160–179	1.9 (0.020)	2.0 (0.033)	1.8 (0.033)	1.7 (0.085)	2.2 (0.082)	2.0 (0.055)	<0.0001
≥180	1.9 (0.034)	2.0 (0.055)	1.8 (0.057)	1.9 (0.157)	2.3 (0.134)	2.2 (0.097)	0.0054
𝑃 value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.1658	0.0039	0.0008
DBP (mmHg)
<90	1.7 (0.012)	1.8 (0.021)	1.6 (0.020)	1.7 (0.037)	1.7 (0.078)	1.8 (0.028)	<0.0001
90–99	1.9 (0.016)	2.0 (0.028)	1.8 (0.026)	1.9 (0.074)	2.2 (0.073)	1.9 (0.042)	<0.0001
100–109	1.9 (0.027)	2.0 (0.050)	1.8 (0.044)	2.0 (0.154)	2.3 (0.108)	2.1 (0.073)	<0.0001
≥110	1.9 (0.053)	1.8 (0.089)	1.9 (0.084)	1.9 (0.342)	2.4 (0.180)	2.3 (0.161)	0.0073
𝑃 value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.0469	0.0012	<0.0001
RR (mmHg)
uncontrolled*	1.9 (0.014)	2.0 (0.018)	1.7 (0.017)	1.8 (0.043)	2.1 (0.050)	1.9 (0.028)	<0.0001
controlled**	1.7 (0.011)	1.7 (0.033)	1.6 (0.027)	1.7 (0.050)	1.7 (0.115)	1.8 (0.037)	0.0024
𝑃 value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.4255	0.0025	0.0081

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