Table 1 Office versus 24-h BP measurements in treated high-risk patients

From: Current challenges in the clinical management of hypertension

Office BP (mmHg)

% of patients with whose 24-h BP is actually controlled*

Patients with established CHD‡

Patients with history of stroke‡

Patients with diabetes mellitus‡

<120/80

88.4 (114 of 129)

82.9 (56 of 68)

81.8 (118 of 144)

120–129/80–84

75.6 (98 of 130)

73.2 (66 of 90)

74.3 (169 of 228)

130–139/85–89

65.1 (146 of 224)

59.7 (73 of 123)

57.1 (233 of 408)

140–159/90–99

45.2 (181 of 401)

43.0 (112 of 260)

43.2 (493 of 1,142)

≥160/100

25.3 (52 of 205)

23.7 (30 of 126)

22.3 (139 of 624)

Total

46.1 (502 of 1,089)

43.1 (287 of 667)

38.3 (975 of 2,546)

  1. A total of 4,729 patients were included in this analysis.
  2. *Defined as mean 24-h ambulatory BP <130/80 mmHg.
  3. ‡P <0.001 when comparing values for <120/80 with those for ≥160/100 in each column.
  4. Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease. Permissions obtained from Elsevier © Banegas, J. R. et al. Am. J. Med. 122, 1136–1141 (2009).
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