Table 3.
Sex-specific proportions of cardiovascular disease risk factors at baseline by blood pressure category
| Normal BP* n = 454 |
Prehypertension* n = 254 |
P-value Difference by BP category |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Characteristics | Proportion % |
Standard Error |
Proportion % |
Standard Error |
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| Men | ||||||
| Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) | 21.0 | 3.2 | 38.0 | 4.6 | 0.002 | |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 4.7 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 0.085 | |
| High Waist Circumference | 8.3 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 0.036 | |
| High Waist-to-Hip Ratio | 2.4 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 0.047 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3.0 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 0.001 | |
| Cigarette Smoking (Current) | 35.9 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 4.5 | 0.498** | |
| Cigarette Smoking (Past) | 21.6 | 3.2 | 27.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Women | ||||||
| Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 57.4 | 2.9 | 75.3 | 3.6 | < 0.001 | |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 23.7 | 2.5 | 37.0 | 4.0 | 0.004 | |
| High Waist Circumference | 47.7 | 2.9 | 65.1 | 4.0 | 0.001 | |
| High Waist-to-Hip Ratio | 38.0 | 2.8 | 54.1 | 4.1 | 0.001 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 7.0 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 3.2 | < 0.001 | |
| Cigarette Smoking (Current) | 15.6 | 2.1 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 0.638** | |
| Cigarette Smoking (Past) | 5.6 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | ||
*
BP = Blood pressure
*
Normal BP ≤ 120/80 mmHg; Prehypertension = 120–139/80–89 mmHg
**
P-value for differences between BP groups for both current and past smokers