Table 2.
Demographics and baseline characteristics.
| Patient characteristics |
N, % N = 25090 |
Mean (SD) Median, range |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 8916 (35.5%) | |
| Female | 16174 (64.5%) | |
| Age years | 61.4 (13.36) 62.00, 18.00–99.00 |
|
| Age categorized | ||
| 18–<30 | 208 (0.8%) | |
| 30–<50 | 4770 (19.0%) | |
| 50–<65 | 9436 (37.6%) | |
| ≥65 | 10676 (42.6%) | |
| Year of index date | ||
| 2000–2002 | 2851 (11.4%) | |
| 2003–2005 | 10793 (43.0%) | |
| 2006–2008 | 11446 (45.6%) | |
| Clinic type | ||
| Hospital | 8313 (33.1%) | |
| Community | 16777 (66.9%) | |
| Health insurance type | ||
| Private | 5528 (22.0%) | |
| Public | 3169 (12.6%) | |
| Self | 138 (0.6%) | |
| Mixed | 5784 (23.1%) | |
| Other/unknown | 10471 (41.7%) | |
| Region of residence | ||
| Northeast | 318 (1.3%) | |
| South | 17203 (68.6%) | |
| Midwest | 4218 (16.8%) | |
| West | 3351 (13.4%) | |
| Cancer type | ||
| Breast | 9049 (36.1%) | |
| Lung | 6434 (25.6%) | |
| Colorectal | 4018 (16.0%) | |
| Head and neck | 754 (3.0%) | |
| Gastric | 386 (1.5%) | |
| Ovarian | 763 (3.0%) | |
| Cervical | 313 (1.2%) | |
| Renal | 548 (2.2%) | |
| Melanoma | 751 (3.0%) | |
| Prostate | 1596 (6.4%) | |
| Connective and other soft tissue |
478 (1.9%) | |
| Baseline SBP mm Hg | 125.1 (14.39) 126.00, 64.00–150.00 |
|
| Baseline SBP mm Hg | ||
| <120 | 8089 (32.2%) | |
| 120–50 | 17001 (67.8%) | |
| Baseline DBP mm Hg | 74.3 (9.82) 74.00, 30.00–100.00 |
|
| Baseline DBP mm Hg | ||
| <80 | 16609 (66.2%) | |
| 80–100 | 8481 (33.8%) | |
| Baseline BP status | ||
| Ideal normal BP | 7353 (29.3%) | |
| Prehypertension | 17737 (70.7%) |
Ideal normal BP: SBP < 120 mm Hg and DBP < 80 mm Hg. Prehypertension: SBP 120–150 mm Hg or DBP 80–100 mm Hg. BP: blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; N: number of patients; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation.