Table 2.

Baseline characteristics according to HTN status

	HTN Status at baseline
Characteristic	Normal	Pre-HTN	P-value*
	(n=1951)	(n=2196)
Age (years)	42.3 ± 8.5	43.4 ± 9.4	<0.001
Follow-up (person-years)	19.9 ± 3.2	18.6 ± 4.6	<0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	24.8 ± 2.7	25.5 ± 3.2	<0.001
Cardiorespiratory fitness (%)	20.6 ± 4.8	21.2.± 4.6	<0.001
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic	108.3 ± 6.7	120.2 ± 8.1	<0.001
Diastolic	71.4 ± 4.8	80.4 ± 5.1	<0.001
Current Smoker (%)	14.0	12.3	0.096
Alcohol consumption (≥5 drinks/wk) (%)	48.9	46.7	0.161
Family history of HTN (%)	2.6	5.4	<0.001
Upper body strength
Kilograms	70.8 ± 16.7	71.3 ± 17.3	0.006
Kilograms per kg body wt	0.9 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.2	0.357
Lower body strength
Kilograms	134.2 ± 24.6	135.5 ± 25.8	<0.001
Kilograms per kg body wt	1.7 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.3	0.093
Muscular Strength Index Score	0.0 ± 0.8	0.0 ± 0.9	0.011

^*Pearson chi-square tests for categorical variables, t-tests for continuous variables.

Data shown as Means ± Standard Deviation unless specified otherwise.

HDL-C= high density lipoprotein cholesterol.