Primary outcome measure | Urban area (n = 64) | Rural area (n = 78) | Island area (n = 71) | P |
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Rate of acheiving normotension (n, (%)) | 37 (57.8) | 45 (57.7) | 40 (56.3) | 0.981a |
Arterial pressure [mmHg; mean, 95% CI] before treatment: | ||||
Systolic arterial pressure | 158.9 (156.1–161.7) | 162.4 (158.8–165.9) | 159.2 (155.2–163.2) | > 0.05b |
Diastolic arterial pressure | 96.0 (94.0–97.9) | 97.5 (95.5–99.5) | 97.8 (95.7–99.8) | > 0.05b |
Arterial pressure [mmHg; mean, 95% CI] after one-year treatmentc: | ||||
Systolic arterial pressure | 141.0 (138.1–143.8) | 137.5 (134.7–140.2) | 136.6 (134.1–139.2) | 0.073b |
Diastolic arterial pressure | 86.0 (84.4–87.6) | 84.9 (83.1–86.8) | 82.4 (80.8–84.0) | 0.012b |
Treatment complications (n, (%)) | 4 (6.3) | 7 (9.0) | 6 (8.5) | 0.838a |
No data | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |