Table 3: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure values and changes from baseline, split by age.

≤55 years >55 years
Systolic Blood Baseline n 5,514 13,959
Pressure (mmHg) mean (SD) 158.2 (13.9) 160.2 (14.9)
95% CI 157.8; 158.6 160.0; 160.5
Visit 2 n 5,486 13,893
mean (SD) 142.7 (12.6) 144.2 (12.8)
95% CI 142.3; 143.0 144.0; 144.4
Change from baseline -15.5 (p<0.0001) -16.0 (p<0.0001)
Visit 3 n 5,049 12,889
mean (SD) 137.1 (11.3) 138.6 (11.3)
95% CI 136.8; 137.4 138.4; 138.8
Change from baseline -21.1 (p<0.0001) -21.6 (p<0.0001)
Diastolic blood Baseline n 5,514 13,959
Pressure (mmHg) mean (SD) 94.9 (9.0) 92.2 (9.2)
95% CI 94.6; 95.1 92.0; 92.3
Visit 2 n 5,486 13,893
mean (SD) 85.9 (8.2) 84.3 (7.9)
95% CI 85.6; 86.1 84.2; 84.4
Change from baseline -9.0 (p<0.0001) -7.9 (p<0.0001)
Visit 3 n 5,049 12,889
mean (SD) 82.5 (7.2) 81.3 (6.9)
95% CI 82.3; 82.7 81.2; 81.5
Change from baseline -12.4 (p<0.0001) -10.9 (p<0.0001)
Pulse pressure Baseline n 5,514 13,959
(mmHg) mean (SD) 63.3 (13.8) 68.1 (14.9)
95% CI 63.0; 63.7 67.8; 68.3
Visit 2 n 5,486 13,893
mean (SD) 56.8 (11.6) 59.9 (12.0)
95% CI 56.5; 57.1 59.7; 60.1
Change from baseline -6.5 (p<0.0001) -8.2 (p<0.0001)
Visit 3 n 5,049 12,889
mean (SD) 54.6 (10.3) 57.3 (10.9)
95% CI 54.3; 54.9 57.1; 57.5
Change from baseline -8.7 (p<0.0001) -10.8 (p<0.0001)
95% CIs which do not overlap between groups are in bold; SD: Standard deviation; CI: confidence interval;
p-values for change from baseline calculated with Student's t-test