Study Participants
A total of 9361 participants were randomized to receive either a standard treatment strategy with a target SBP of less than 140 mm Hg (n = 4683) or an intensive treatment strategy with a target SBP of less than 120 mm Hg (n = 4678). Additional details on participants are provided in the trial protocol in Race was self-reported by participants as Black, Hispanic, White, and other (Asian, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or other races). Black race includes Hispanic Black and Black as part of multiracial identification. Hispanic race and ethnicity encompasses a self-report of being of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin, independent of any other race and ethnicity designation.