TABLE 1.

Characteristics of total and adult onset hypertension samples

CHARACTERISTIC	TOTAL CROSS-NATIONAL SAMPLE (N = 18,600)		ADULT-ONSET HYPERTENSION (AGE ≥21) SAMPLE (N = 3215)
	Unweighted, N	Weighted, %	Weighted, %
Age (21 to 98)
21 to 44	9827	52.5	18.0
≥45	8803	47.5	82.0
Female	11,092	52.8	55.6
Adult onset of hypertension (≥21 years)	18,600	3215	17.3
Country
Colombia	2122	11.5	8.0
Belgium	989	5.3	4.6
France	1359	7.3	6.4
Germany	1273	6.9	7.9
Italy	1699	9.1	6.8
Netherlands	1052	5.6	5.2
Spain	2015	10.8	9.6
Japan	873	4.7	4.4
Mexico	2059	11.0	6.6
United States	5189	27.8	23.6