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Table 1 Age, sex, mean BP by age, and the components of blood pressure measurement of 1142 patients who had not achieved target levels.

From: Relationship between blood pressure measurements recorded on patients' charts in family physicians' offices and subsequent 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Sex

Female

685 (60%)

 

Male

457 (40%)

Age (years)

Mean(SD)

64 (13)

 

Minimum

22

 

Maximum

94

Diabetes

206 (18%)

Systolic BP not achieved target

1094 (95.8%)

Diastolic BP not achieved target

462 (40.5%)

Both systolic and diastolic not achieved target

414 (36.3%)

ONLY systolic BP not achieving target

680 (59.5%)

ONLY diastolic BO not achieving target

48 (4.2%)

Mean systolic BP by age group

Age 40 and under

143.8 mmHG

 

Age 41 to 60

145.7 mmHG

 

Age 61 to 80

149.8 mmHG

 

Age 81 and older

151.6 mmHG

Mean diastolic BP by age group

Age 40 and under

91.6 mmHG

 

Age 41 to 60

87.6 mmHG

 

Age 61 to 80

81.0 mmHG

 

Age 81 and older

78.5 mmHG