Table 1.
Characteristics of study population by gender in the rural hypertensive population of Liaoning Province, China
| Without antihypertension treatment | With antihypertension treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total (4048) | Men (2152) | Women (1896) | Total (1871) | Men (740) | Women (1131) |
| Age (year) | 56.44 ± 10.37 | 56.40 ± 10.65 | 56.48 ± 10.04 | 59.14 ± 9.73 | 59.65 ± 10.20 | 58.81 ± 9.40 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 157.63 ± 17.00# | 158.18 ± 17.42 | 157.01 ± 16.50 | 161.51 ± 24.22 | 161.43 ± 22.92 | 161.43 ± 25.05 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 88.31 ± 10.51* | 89.75 ± 10.60 | 86.68 ± 10.17 | 89.95 ± 12.40* | 91.75 ± 12.55 | 88.77 ± 12.17 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.19 ± 3.61 | 25.12 ± 3.52 | 25.26 ± 3.71 | 26.37 ± 3.64# | 26.08 ± 3.46 | 26.57 ± 3.74 |
| WC (cm) | 84.00 ± 9.74* | 85.15 ± 9.58 | 82.71 ± 9.77 | 86.80 ± 9.44* | 88.01 ± 9.66 | 86.02 ± 9.22 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.37 ± 1.07* | 5.31 ± 1.04 | 5.43 ± 1.09 | 5.53 ± 1.20* | 5.31 ± 1.09 | 5.67 ± 1.25 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.75 ± 1.69 | 1.76 ± 1.75 | 1.73 ± 1.53 | 2.02 ± 1.57# | 1.90 ± 1.58 | 2.09 ± 1.56 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.03 ± 0.82* | 2.96 ± 0.81 | 3.10 ± 0.84 | 3.19 ± 0.92* | 3.07 ± 0.86 | 3.26 ± 0.95 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.46 ± 0.42 | 1.47 ± 0.48 | 1.45 ± 0.36 | 1.33 ± 0.35* | 1.30 ± 0.36 | 1.36 ± 0.35 |
| Non-HDL (mg/dl) | 150.48 ± 41.02* | 147.77 ± 40.27 | 153.53 ± 41.66 | 161.68 ± 44.39* | 154.82 ± 40.95 | 166.17 ± 45.98 |
| Fasting Plasma Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.08 ± 1.85 | 6.11 ± 1.87 | 6.04 ± 1.83 | 6.34 ± 1.95 | 6.23 ± 1.81 | 6.41 ± 2.04 |
| Ethnicitya | 3809 (94.1) | 2029 (94.3) | 1780 (93.9) | 1795 (95.9) | 713 (96.4) | 1082 (95.7) |
| Current smoking status (Yes) | 1552 (38.3)* | 1208 (56.1) | 344 (18.1) | 524 (72.0)* | 343 (46.4) | 181 (16.0) |
| Current drinking status (Yes) | 1205 (29.8)* | 1127 (52.4) | 78 (4.1) | 245 (13.1)* | 225 (30.4) | 20 (1.8) |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or as n (%). Abbreviations: LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; aIncluding some ethnic minorities in China, such as Mongol and Manchu
#means P<0.05
*means P<0.001