Table 1.
Subject characteristics of the KARE.
| Phenotype | N(=7,546) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit area | |||
| Ansung | 3,466 | 45.9 | |
| Ansan | 4,080 | 54.1 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 3,743 | 49.6 | |
| Female | 3,803 | 50.4 | |
| Systolic blood pressure | |||
| ≥ 140 | 701 | 9.3 | |
| < 140 | 6,845 | 90.7 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure | |||
| ≥ 90 | 693 | 9.2 | |
| < 90 | 6,853 | 90.8 | |
| Age (years) | Mean | SD | |
| Overall | 51.4 | 8.79 | |
| Ansung | 55.0 | 8.82 | |
| Ansan | 48.4 | 7.51 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| Overall | 24.4 | 3.08 | |
| Hypertensive cases | N*(=5,466) | % | |
| (SBP ≥ 140 or | HP1 (Time 1) | 716 | 13.1 |
| DBP ≥ 90) | HP2 (Time 2) | 706 | 12.9 |
| HP3 (Time 3) | 698 | 12.8 | |
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; KARE, Korean Association Resource; SBP, systolic blood pressure.