Blood pressure changes during 22-year of follow-up in large general population - the HUNT Study, Norway

Table 2 Mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure in individuals taking blood pressure medication “now or previously” and in individuals “never” taking blood pressure medication

	Blood pressure medication	n¹	SBP mmHg	SD	Delta SBP mmHg	DBP mmHg	SD	Delta DBP mmHg
HUNT1	«Now or previously»	9,683	158.0	25.1		93.2	11.3
	«Never»	65,118	133.7	21.3		82.6	11.2
HUNT2	«Now or previously»	8,860	156.5	23.3	1.5^a	88.4	13.1	4.8^a
	«Never»	55,739	134.9	20.0	−1.2^a	79.0	11.6	3.6^a
HUNT3	«Now or previously»	9,089	140.3	19.4	16.2^b	76.5	11.7	11.9^b
	«Never»	34,982	128.2	17.5	6.7^b	72.6	10.9	6.4^b

Differences in blood pressure (Delta SBP and Delta DBP) between HUNT1 and HUNT2 (^a) and between HUNT 2 and HUNT 3 (^b) by blood pressure medication
¹ Number of participants with valid measures varies slightly

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