Table 1:
Baseline characteristics by baseline Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
| Characteristic | Overall (N= 16,570) | <110 (N= 1,327) | ≥ 110 and <130 (N= 6,134) | 130–139 (N= 3,700) | 140–159 (N= 4,089) | ≥160 (N=1,320) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at baseline (Mean (SD)) | 70.6 (3.4) | 70.1 (3.4) | 70.3 (3.4) | 70.6 (3.4) | 70.9 (3.4) | 71.5 (3.5) |
|
Race and Ethnicity Non-Hispanic Asian Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Hispanic Unknown/not listed above |
263 (1.6) 967 (5.8) 14,732 (88.9) 346 (2.1) 262 (1.6) |
16 (1.2) 40 (3.0) 1,223 (92.2) 28 (2.1) 20 (1.5) |
88 (1.4) 289 (4.7) 5,548 (90.4) 121 (2.0) 88 (1.4) |
45 (1.2) 224 (6.1) 3,300 (89.2) 71 (1.9) 60 (1.6) |
86 (2.1) 301 (7.4) 3,552 (86.9) 87 (2.1) 63 (1.5) |
28 (2.1) 113 (8.6) 1,109 (84.0) 39 (3.0) 31 (2.3) |
|
Education High school or less Some college or vocational training College graduate |
4,225 (25.6) 6,566 (39.8) 5,701 (34.6) |
281 (21.3) 457 (34.6) 583 (44.1) |
1,510 (24.7) 2,422 (39.6) 2,181 (35.7) |
981 (26.7) 1,469 (39.9) 1,231 (33.4) |
1,082 (26.6) 1,657 (40.7) 1,332 (32.7) |
371 (28.4) 561 (43.0) 374 (28.6) |
|
Income <20,000 US$ 20,000-<50,000 US$ ≥50,000 US$ |
3,610 (22.6) 8,315 (52.1) 4,036 (25.3) |
239 (18.7) 659 (51.6) 380 (29.7) |
1,267 (21.4) 3,079 (52.1) 1,563 (26.5) |
797 (22.4) 1,863 (52.4) 895 (25.2) |
947 (24.1) 2,076 (52.8) 906 (23.1) |
360 (27.9) 638 (49.5) 292 (22.6) |
|
Marital status Married/living as married Widowed Divorced/separated Never married |
9,249 (56.0) 4,891 (29.6) 1,749 (10.6) 619 (3.7) |
746 (56.4) 375 (28.4) 149 (11.3) 52 (3.9) |
3,429 (56.1) 1,765 (28.9) 671 (11.0) 247 (4.0) |
2,096 (56.9) 1,083 (29.4) 385 (10.4) 121 (3.3) |
2,252 (55.3) 1,258 (30.9) 403 (9.9) 161 (4.0) |
726 (55.2) 410 (31.2) 141 (10.7) 38 (2.9) |
|
Smoking status Never Smoked Past Smoker Current Smoker |
9,086 (55.5) 6,468 (39.5) 811 (5.0) |
657 (50.0) 548 (41.7) 108 (8.2) |
3,388 (55.9) 2,358 (38.9) 320 (5.3) |
2,045 (55.9) 1,464 (40.0) 147 (4.0) |
2,255 (56.0) 1,599 (39.7) 172 (4.3) |
741 (56.8) 499 (38.3) 64 (4.9) |
|
Alcohol intake Nondrinker Past drinker Current drinker |
873 (11.4) 2,786 (16.9) 780 (71.7) |
121 (9.2) 223 (16.9) 976 (73.9) |
652 (10.7) 994 (16.3) 4,450 (73.0) |
413 (11.3) 628 (17.1) 2,629 (71.6) |
503 (12.4) 701 (17.3) 2,837 (70.2) |
184 (14.0) 240 (18.3) 888 (67.7) |
|
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) Normal (<25) Overweight (25-<30) Obese (≥30) |
5,118 (31.0) 6,364 (38.6) 5,012 (30.4) |
646 (49.0) 445 (33.8) 227 (17.2) |
2,024 (33.1) 2,417 (39.6) 1,666 (27.3) |
982 (26.7) 1,435 (39.0) 1,266 (34.4) |
1,084 (26.6) 1,559 (38.3) 1,428 (35.1) |
382 (29.0) 508 (38.6) 425 (32.3) |
|
Recreational physical activity (MET hours/week) (Mean (SD)) |
11.6 (12.7) | 13.6 (14.2) | 11.7 (12.7) | 11.2 (12.0) | 11.1 (12.7) | 11.0 (12.4) |
|
HT use Never Ever |
9,083 (54.8) 7,478 (45.2) |
733 (55.3) 593 (44.7) |
3,366 (54.9) 2,765 (45.1) |
2,036 (55.1) 1,662 (44.9) |
2,230 (54.6) 1,856 (45.4) |
718 (54.4) 602 (45.6) |
| HEI (Mean (SD)) | 64.5 (9.8) | 65.2 (9.5) | 64.8 (9.8) | 64.2 (9.9) | 64.1 (9.7) | 64.5 (10.1) |
| Blood pressure medication use | 5,755 (34.7) | 205 (15.4) | 1,646 (26.8) | 1,368 (37.0) | 1,811 (44.3) | 725 (54.9) |
| DBP (mmHg) (Mean (SD)) | 74.6 (9.3) | 64.7 (6.8) | 71.3 (7.4) | 75.8 (7.7) | 79.0 (8.6) | 83.4 (9.0) |
Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise noted
Abbreviations: HT - Hormone Therapy, HEI - Healthy eating index, HTN - hypertension, SBP - systolic blood pressure, DBP - diastolic blood pressure