Table 1 Socioeconomic–demographic features of patients in the LUMINA cohort as a function of the occurrence of hypertension any time after enrollment into the LUMINA cohort.
| Variables | Hypertension | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present, n = 136 | Absent, n = 243 | ||
| Mean (SD) age, years | 34.3 (11.5) | 35.3 (12.0) | 0.463 |
| Gender, % women | 90 | 92 | 0.412 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Hispanic Texan | 24 | 15 | |
| Puerto Rican Hispanic | 9 | 26 | <0.001 |
| African–American | 45 | 25 | |
| Caucasian | 22 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) education, years | 12.7 (3.0) | 13.5 (3.0) | 0.006 |
| Below poverty level (%) | 40 | 26 | 0.006 |
| Health insurance (%) | 82 | 74 | 0.058 |
| Smoking (%) | 11 | 14 | 0.463 |
| Drinking (%) | 6 | 12 | 0.055 |