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These veterans were enrolled at the Seattle or American Lake Veterans Health Affairs primary care clinics in Washington state. Veterans with a diagnosis of hypertension with at least 1 blood pressure reading of 150\/90 mm Hg or higher in the past year, and 1 other CVD risk factor (current smoker, overweight or obesity, and\/or hyperlipidemia), who resided in Census tracts with the highest prevalence of hypertension were eligible to participate. Participants were randomized to the intervention group (n\u2009=\u2009134) or control group (n\u2009=\u2009130). An intention-to-treat analysis was performed from May 2017 to October 2021.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Intervention<\/jats:title>\n Participants in the intervention group received peer health coaching for 12 months with mandatory and optional educational materials, an automatic blood pressure monitor, a scale, a pill organizer, and healthy nutrition tools. Participants in the control group received usual care plus educational materials.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was a change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) from baseline to 12-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes included change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL; measured using the 12-item Short Form survey\u2019s Mental Component Summary and Physical Component Summary scores), Framingham Risk Score, and overall CVD risk and health care use (hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and outpatient visits).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The 264 participants who were randomized (mean [SD] age of 60.6 [9.7] years) were predominantly male (229 [87%]) and 73 (28%) were Black individuals and 103 (44%) reported low annual income (&amp;lt;$40 000 per year). Seven peer health coaches were recruited. No difference was found in change in SBP between the intervention and control groups (\u22123.32 [95% CI, \u22126.88 to 0.23] mm Hg vs \u22120.40 [95% CI, \u22124.20 to 3.39] mm Hg; adjusted difference in differences, \u22122.05 [95% CI, \u22127.00 to 2.55] mm Hg;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.40). Participants in the intervention vs control group reported greater improvements in mental HRQOL scores (2.19 [95% CI, 0.26-4.12] points vs \u22121.01 [95% CI, \u22122.91 to 0.88] points; adjusted difference in differences, 3.64 [95% CI, 0.66-6.63] points;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.02). No difference was found in physical HRQOL scores, Framingham Risk Scores, and overall CVD risk or health care use.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n This trial found that, although the peer health coaching program did not significantly decrease SBP, participants who received the intervention reported better mental HRQOL compared with the control group. 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