Table 2 Follow-up at 3 and 6 months in control and intervention groups stratified according to whether or not they were known to be hypertensive
Control groupIntervention group
Known to be hypertensiveNot known to be hypertensiveKnown to be hypertensiveNot known to be hypertensive
Start of trial
    BP taken5244131
    BP >140/80412423
3 month follow-up
    BP remeasured16101717
    BP recorded >140/8074102
    New drugs0000
    Advice1020
6 month follow-up
    BP remeasured3264
    BP recorded >140/802130
    New drugs0000
    Advice1010