Hypertension in adults across the age spectrum: current outcomes and control in the community.

By D. Lloyd‐Jones, Jane C. Evans, Daniel Levy. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2005

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2014, background): “Data from the Framingham Heart Study showed an age-related decrease in BP control rates that was more pronounced in women than men.112 Among participants >80 years of age with hypertension, only 23% of women (versus 38% of men) had BP <140/90 mm Hg.112 In analyses from the NHANES III and IV cohorts,”
Cardiovascular disease in women (2010, unknown): “Hypertension is often poorly controlled in older women; only 23% of women versus 38% of men >80 years have a BP <140/90 mm Hg.(54) There is currently no evidence that antihypertensive treatments differentially affect BP response, but many trials of antihypertensive agents do not report sex-specific ”