Table 1.
Parental History of Hypertension Status | Young Adults (24–39 Years)
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Middle-Aged Adults (40–71 Years)
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Negative (n = 1866) | Positive (n = 474) | Negative (n = 1473) | Positive (n = 291) | |
Age in years; mean (SD) | 32.2 (4.0) | 32.6 (3.9) | 49.7 (6.7) | 46.6 (5.4) |
Gender (% women) | 57.6 | 50.4 | 48.1 | 49.1 |
Body mass index in kg/m2; mean (SD) | 20.1 (2.0) | 20.4 (2.3) | 20.2 (2.6) | 21.0 (2.9) |
Body mass index category (%) | ||||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 27.0 | 23.0 |
18.5 to <21.0 kg/m2 | 52.0 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 32.7 |
21.0 to <23.0 kg/m2 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 18.9 | 21.3 |
23.0 to <25.0 kg/m2 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 13.4 |
25.0 to <27.5 kg/m2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
≥27.5 kg/m2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
Parental history of hypertension (%) | ||||
Father | 55.7 | 44.3 | ||
Mother | 38.0 | 47.8 | ||
Both parents | 6.3 | 7.9 | ||
Current cigarette or leaf smokers (%) | 33.9 | 32.5 | 44.7 | 40.2 |
Cigarettes or leaf smoked in cigarettes/day; mean (SD) | 5.6 (9.4) | 5.3 (8.9) | 8.3 (12.0) | 8.3 (12.0) |
Current drinkers (%) | 21.9 | 13.9 | 26.1 | 18.9 |
Alcohol consumed in g/day; mean (SD) | 10.8 (33.9) | 6.7 (26.4) | 17.7 (47.7) | 11.4 (38.1) |
Educational attainment (%) | ||||
<Senior middle school | 77.3 | 56.8 | 85.4 | 76.3 |
Senior middle school | 13.7 | 28.3 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
>Senior middle school | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
Unknown | 7.1 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
Field center (% urban) | 43.0 | 75.5 | 44.9 | 69.1 |
Systolic blood pressure in mm Hg; mean (SD) | 110.3 (11.2) | 113.0 (11.6) | 115.9 (17.9) | 119.7 (20.4) |
Diastolic blood pressure in mm Hg; mean (SD) | 69.0 (8.8) | 72.0 (9.2) | 74.2 (10.4) | 77.8 (11.4) |
Hypertension status (%) | ||||
Prehypertensiveb | 22.8 | 25.3 | 27.7 | 29.2 |
Hypertensivec | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.0 | 18.6 |
Blood pressure medication use (%) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
Subjects were classified as having a positive parental history of hypertension if hypertension was reported by at least one parent and negative if hypertension was not reported in either parent.
Prehypertensive includes subjects who were not hypertensive with a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg.
Hypertensive includes subjects with a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or self-report of current antihypertensive medication use.