Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Sample overall and according to Systolic Blood Pressure.
| Overall N = 5466 | SBP <120 N = 1171 (23.4%) | SBP 120-129 N = 1016 (20.0%) | SBP 130-139 N = 1133 (20.5%) | SBP 140-159 N = 1362 (23.9%) | SBP ≥160 N = 784 (12.2%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE |
| Age a | ||||||||||||
| 60-69 | 49.0% | 1.1 | 56.6% | 1.9 | 56.6% | 2.3 | 51.4% | 2.3 | 41.9% | 1.9 | 31.6% | 2.7 |
| 70-79 | 34.0% | .9 | 31.2% | 1.8 | 31.7% | 2.0 | 34.4% | 1.8 | 38.5% | 1.7 | 33.8% | 2.5 |
| 80+ | 17.0% | .8 | 12.2% | 1.3 | 11.7% | 1.0 | 14.3% | 1.4 | 19.6% | 1.4 | 34.7% | 2.3 |
| Female a | 55.3% | .7 | 49.3% | 1.7 | 53.8% | 1.8 | 51.2% | 2.0 | 57.9% | 1.6 | 71.1% | 1.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity a | ||||||||||||
| White | 81.3% | 1.3 | 84.2% | 1.3 | 82.7% | 1.3 | 80.9% | 1.7 | 79.8% | 1.8 | 76.8% | 2.9 |
| Black | 7.6% | .8 | 5.7% | .7 | 6.6% | 0.8 | 8.3% | 1.1 | 8.4% | 1.1 | 10.5% | 1.7 |
| Hispanic | 7.1% | 1.0 | 6.6% | 1.0 | 6.1% | .9 | 6.9% | 1.0 | 7.4% | 1.3 | 9.7% | 2.1 |
| Other | 4.0% | .5 | 3.5% | .6 | 4.6% | 0.8 | 4.0% | .6 | 4.3% | .7 | 3.1% | .5 |
| Education a | ||||||||||||
| < High School | 21.6% | 1.1 | 18.1% | 1.4 | 19.5% | 1.6 | 22.1% | 2.0 | 22.2% | 1.5 | 29.8% | 2.2 |
| HS Grad | 25.2% | 1.0 | 21.8% | 1.6 | 25.5% | 1.8 | 24.1% | 2.0 | 27.7% | 1.5 | 28.2% | 2.2 |
| Some College | 27.3% | 1.0 | 28.2% | 2.0 | 28.5% | 2.1 | 26.2% | 1.8 | 26.8% | 1.5 | 26.7% | 2.6 |
| College Grad+ | 25.8% | 1.3 | 31.9% | 2.1 | 26.6% | 2.5 | 27.5% | 1.9 | 23.0% | 1.7 | 15.2% | 1.9 |
| Income a | ||||||||||||
| < $55k | 57.4% | 1.7 | 53.6% | 2.8 | 53.6% | 2.2 | 56.7% | 2.7 | 59.0% | 2.5 | 68.6% | 2.4 |
| $55k+ | 33.7% | 1.5 | 37.3% | 2.5 | 38.2% | 2.1 | 34.9% | 2.8 | 31.8% | 2.1 | 21.2% | 2.1 |
| Married a | 61.4% | .9 | 61.1% | 1.5 | 65.5% | 1.7 | 64.7% | 2.0 | 61.1% | 2.0 | 50.6% | 2.3 |
| Insured | 94.9% | 0.5 | 94.1% | 1.0 | 95.2% | 0.8 | 94.5% | 1.0 | 95.3% | .7 | 95.4% | .9 |
| Alcohol Use a | 66.4% | 1.3 | 71.6% | 1.7 | 68.8% | 2.1 | 70.4% | 2.0 | 64.1% | 2.0 | 50.3% | 2.5 |
| Fair/Poor Health | 21.4% | .9 | 21.4% | 1.7 | 53.6% | 1.6 | 56.7% | 1.5 | 59.0% | 1.2 | 68.6% | 2.4 |
| Physical Activity a | ||||||||||||
| None | 52.5% | 1.2 | 48.6% | 2.2 | 52.3% | 2.5 | 53.3% | 2.0 | 53.2% | 1.7 | 57.8% | 2.5 |
| Moderate | 33.3% | 1.0 | 34.8% | 1.6 | 32.8% | 2.1 | 32.1% | 1.9 | 33.6% | 1.6 | 32.8% | 2.3 |
| High | 14.1% | 1.0 | 16.6% | 1.5 | 14.9% | 1.7 | 14.5% | 1.7 | 13.1% | 1.3 | 9.4% | 1.1 |
| Current Smoker a | 11.3% | 0.6 | 13.9% | 1.2 | 11.7% | 1.4 | 10.3% | 1.3 | 10.9% | 1.1 | 8.4% | 1.2 |
| BP Medication a | 48.5% | 1.1 | 39.1% | 2.0 | 47.0% | 2.2 | 47.9% | 1.9 | 55.0% | 1.8 | 57.2% | 2.6 |
| Hypertension a | 64.9% | 1.0 | 39.1% | 2.0 | 47.5% | 2.3 | 49.3% | 1.9 | 100% | 0.0 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Diabetes a | 20.6% | .7 | 17.8% | 1.4 | 19.2% | 1.6 | 24.0% | 1.4 | 22.5% | 1.2 | 18.8% | 1.6 |
| BMI, Mean a | 28.7 | .1 | 28.4 | .2 | 28.9 | .3 | 29.4 | .2 | 28.5 | .3 | 28.1 | .3 |
| Cholesterol, Mean a | 201.1 | .9 | 193.9 | 1.4 | 196.2 | 1.5 | 203.0 | 2.0 | 204.4 | 1.9 | 214.0 | 2.2 |
aIndicates characteristic differs significantly (P < .05) by SBP category (chi-square tests for categorical variables and ANOVAs for means).
Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; BP: Blood Pressure HS: High School; SBP: Systolic blood pressure.