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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2011 Jul 5;58(2):161–166. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.171272

Table 1. Descriptive Statistics (N=14,299).

Background Variable N Median or percent Interquartile range or frequency
SBP, mmHg 14,299 123.5 115.0, 132.5
Age, years 14,299 29.0 28.0, 30.0
Male 14,299 47% 6,713
Race 14,288
 Hispanic 16% 2,221
 Black 22% 3,091
 Asian 6% 914
 Native. American 2% 257
 Other 1% 125
 White 54% 7,680
Cardiac Medication 14,299 4% 523
Financial Strain 14,292 25% 3,525
Married 14,282 50% 7,189
Annual Household Income ($US × 1000) 13,368 62.5 33.0, 87.5
Own Home 14,276 41% 5,822
Built Environment (scale 2-8, best to worst) 14,131 3.0 2.0, 4.0
Respondent Education 14,295
 < High School 8% 1,108
 High School 16% 2,296
 Some College 44% 6,315
 College 20% 2,814
 Post-graduate 12% 1,762
Parent Education 14,079
 < High School 15% 2,141
 High School 23% 3,212
 Some College 29% 4,113
 College 18% 2,582
 Post-graduate 14% 2,031
Heart Rate (pulse) beats/minute 14,218 73.5 66.0, 81.5
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 14,160 27.6 23.7, 32.8
Waist Circumference (cm) 14,241 95.0 86.0, 107.0
Alcohol Use 14,201
 Never 27% 3,887
 Occasional 62% 8,758
 Light 3% 425
 Moderate 2% 336
 Heavy 6% 795
 Exercise 14,288 85% 12,114
 Smoking 14,183 22% 3,059

N represents the number of non-missing cases

Note. Values are unweighted