Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population

Table 2

Comparison of common cardiovascular disease risk factors between categories of hypertension in men and women using aware controlled hypertension as reference. The Vara-Skövde Cohort 2001–2005 within the Skaraborg Project.

	Normal blood pressure			Unstable blood pressure	Hypertension
Men	Optimal (n = 557)	Normal (n = 385)	High (n = 179)	(n = 70)	(n = 209)
Age
Mean (SD)	42.8 (8.5)	45.0 (10.0)	51.9 (12.3)	55.4 (11.1)	60.5 (10.5)
Diff (CI)		2.2 (1.0; 3.5)	9.2 (7.5; 10.9)	12.7 (10.2; 15.1)	17.7 (16.1; 19.3)
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
Mean (SD)	110.9 (8.9)	123.4 (8.5)	132.9 (8.5)	144.2 (8.6)	144.9 (9.4)
Diff (CI)		12.5 (11.4; 13.6)	22.0 (20.5; 23.4)	33.2 (31.1; 35.4)	34.0 (32.4; 35.5)
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
Mean (SD)	66.0 (8.3)	71.4 (8.0)	76.9 (8.0)	83.7 (8.0)	81.8 (8.8)
Diff (CI)		5.8 (4.8; 6.9)	11.4 (10.0; 12.8)	18.2 (16.1; 20.2)	16.3 (14.8; 17.8)
Total chol (mmol/L)
Mean (SD)	5.3 (1.1)	5.4 (1.0)	5.4 (1.0)	5.7 (1.0)	5.2 (1.1)
Diff (CI)		0.1 (−0.1; 0.2)	−0.2 (0.0; 0.3)	0.4 (0.1; 0.6)	−0.1 (−0.3; 0.1)
SCORE
Mean (SD)	1.4 (1.9)	1.2 (1.9)	1.2 (1.9)	2.8 (1.9)	2.7 (2.1)
Diff (CI)		−0.1 (−0.3; 0.1)	−0.1 (−0.4; 0.2)	1.5 (1.0; 2.0)	1.4 (1.0; 1.7)
SCORE-DM
Mean (SD)	1.6 (2.9)	1.4 (2.8)	1.2 (2.8)	3.3 (1.7)	3.6 (2.0)
Diff (CI)		−0.2 (−0.5; 0.2)	−0.3 (−0.8; 0.2)	1.7 (1.0; 2.4)	2.0 (1.5; 2.6)
Smoking
𝑛 (%)	87 (16)	59 (14)	30 (17)	15 (22)	25 (12)
OR (CI)		1.0 (0.7; 1.4)	1.1 (0.7; 1.7)	1.5 (0.8; 2.9)	0.7 (0.4; 1.3)
Diabetes
𝑛 (%)	15 (3)	12 (3)	10 (6)	7 (10)	45 (22)
OR (CI)		1.0 (0.5; 2.2)	1.2 (0.5; 2.9)	2.0 (0.7; 5.3)	3.9 (1.9; 8.0)
CVD
𝑛 (%)	7 (1)	5 (1)	11 (6)	1 (1)	36 (17)
OR (CI)		0.7 (0.2; 2.2)	1.4 (0.5; 4.1)	0.2 (0.0; 2.1)	2.6 (1.0; 6.5)
SCORE-HIGH
𝑛 (%)	12 (2)	19 (5)	28 (16)	25 (37)	95 (46)
OR (CI)		1.3 (0.5; 3.9)	1.3 (0.5; 3.7)	10.2 (3.2; 33.2)	4.9 (1.9; 12.2)
SCORE-HIGH-DM
𝑛 (%)	15 (3)	20 (5)	33 (18)	28 (41)	104 (50)
OR (CI)		1.0 (0.3; 2.6)	1.3 (0.5; 3.5)	10.1 (3.3; 30.5)	4.7 (2.0; 11.2)
Women	Optimal (𝑛=805)	Normal (𝑛=230)	High (𝑛=115)	(𝑛=60)	(𝑛=206)
Age
Mean (SD)	42.2 (7.9)	48.7 (10.7)	55.4 (11.9)	58.2 (9.5)	61.1 (10.3)
Diff (CI)		6.5 (5.1; 7.8)	13.2 (11.4; 15.0)	16.0 (13.6; 18.4)	18.9 (17.5; 20.3)
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
Mean (SD)	108.1 (9.6)	122.8 (8.7)	132.6 (8.9)	143.9 (8.9)	145.4 (9.9)
Diff (CI)		14.6 (13.3; 15.9)	24.5 (22.7; 26.3)	35.8 (33.4; 38.2)	37.2 (35.6; 38.9)
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
Mean (SD)	63.1 (8.6)	71.9 (7.8)	75.0 (8.0)	81.1 (8.0)	79.3 (8.9)
Diff (CI)		8.9 (7.7; 10.1)	12.0 (10.3; 13.6)	18.0 (15.8; 20.2)	16.2 (14.8; 17.7)
Total chol (mmol/L)
Mean (SD)	5.2 (1.1)	5.3 (1.0)	5.4 (1.0)	5.5 (1.0)	5.1 (1.1)
Diff (CI)		0.2 (0.0; 0.3)	0.2 (0.0; 0.4)	0.3 (0.0; 0.6)	0.0 (−0.2; 0.1)
SCORE
Mean (SD)	0.4 (0.8)	0.3 (0.7)	0.4 (0.8)	0.9 (0.8)	1.1 (0.8)
Diff (CI)		−0.1 (−0.2; 0.0)	−0.1 (−0.2; 0.1)	0.4 (0.2; 0.6)	0.6 (0.5; 0.8)
SCORE-DM
Mean (SD)	0.6 (1.9)	0.3 (1.7)	0.4 (1.8)	1.1 (1.8)	2.0 (2.0)
Diff (CI)		−0.3 (−0.6; 0.0)	−0.2 (−0.5; 0.2)	0.5 (0.0; 0.9)	1.3 (1.0; 1.7)
Smoking
𝑛 (%)	162 (20)	50 (22)	26 (23)	12 (20)	39 (19)
OR (CI)		1.2 (0.8; 1.7)	1.3 (0.8; 2.2)	1.2 (0.6; 2.3)	1.1 (0.7; 1.8)
Diabetes
𝑛 (%)	11 (1)	5 (2)	6 (5)	5 (8)	42 (20)
OR (CI)		1.2 (0.4; 3.5)	2.2 (0.7; 6.5)	3.3 (1.0; 10.6)	8.2 (3.5; 19.0)
CVD
𝑛 (%)	6 (1)	6 (3)	2 (2)	1 (2)	12 (6)
OR (CI)		1.1 (0.3; 3.7)	0.3 (0.0; 1.5)	0.3 (0.0; 2.4)	0.6 (0.2; 2.0)
SCORE-HIGH
𝑛 (%)	1 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2)	2 (3)	14 (7)
OR (CI)		0.0 (0.0; —)	1.4 (0.4; 8.6)	3.0 (0.8; 16.9)	3.9 (1.8; 24.3)
SCORE-HIGH-DM
𝑛 (%)	3 (0)	0 (0)	5 (4)	5 (8)	39 (19)
OR (CI)		0.0 (0.0; —)	1.8 (0.4; 8.6)	3.6 (0.8; 16.9)	6.6 (1.8; 24.3)