Table 1.
Baseline demographics of GERA and PEAR clinical cohorts
| GERA | PEAR HCTZ |
PEAR ATEN |
HTNDB AA Normotensives | EPS AA Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 583 | 297 | 374 | 121 | 88 |
| Age (y) | 48.2 ± 6.7 | 50.3 ± 8.9 | 48.6 ± 9.2 | 45.1 ± 7.1 | 22.7 ± 5.1 |
| Sex (% female) | 47.2 | 51.2 | 57.7 | 52.9 | 51.1 |
| Race (%) | |||||
| Caucasian | 50.3 | 57.1 | 58.9 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American | 49.7 | 42.9 | 41.1 | 100 | 100 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.3 ± 6.0 | 30.8 ± 5.6 | 31.0 ± 6.2 | 30.1 ± 6.8 | 25.2 ± 4.3 |
| Mean Clinic BP | |||||
| Systolic (mmHg) | 146.0 ± 14.4 | 152.6 ± 13.0 | 151.4 ± 12.4 | 118.3 ± 9.1 | 122.5 ± 8.9 |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 96.1 ± 5.4 | 98.7 ± 6.1 | 98.3 ± 6.2 | 76.7 ± 6.3 | 68.4 ± 5.9 |
| Mean Home BP | |||||
| Systolic (mmHg) | N/A | 146.7 ± 11.2 | 145.2 ± 9.8 | N/A | N/A |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | N/A | 94.3 ± 6.2 | 93.5 ± 6.0 | N/A | N/A |
Values are listed as mean ± SD