Results: 55.4% of the 10 743 patients included had controlled BP and these had a slightly higher mean age. Patients with uncontrolled BP were more frequently male, with a higher prevalence of active
smokers, obese patients, and patients with diabetes. The rate of controlled BP was similar in patients
with or without CVD. Patients with uncontrolled BP had higher levels of blood glucose, total cholesterol,
low density lipoproteins and uric acid. Patients with uncontrolled BP were receiving a slightly higher
mean number of antihypertensive drugs compared to patients with controlled BP. Patients with CVD
weremore frequently receiving a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis inhibitor: 83.5% vs. 73.2% (P < .01).
Multivariate analysis identified obesity and current smoking as independently associated with
uncontrolled BP, both in patients with or without CVD, as well as relevant differences between the two
groups on other factors.