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. 2017 Feb 13;12(2):e0170250. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170250

Table 3. Baseline characteristics of the hypertensive population.

Groups Overall(n = 4021) Male(n = 1549) Female(n = 2472) P values
Age, mean(SD) 62.2(29.3) 62.9(29.8) 61.7(29.0) 0.200
Weight, kg, mean (SD) 61.6(16.8) 66.0(17.0) 58.9(16.1) <0.001
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) 25.1(8.0) 24.7(7.1) 25.3(8.6) 0.010
Never smoking(%) 2981(74.6) 624(40.6) 2357(95.8) <0.001
Never drinking(%) 3188(80.0) 850(55.7) 2338(95.2) <0.001
Education lever lower than high school(%) 3178(79.6) 1030(66.8) 2148(87.5) <0.001
Income less than 2000 yuan(%) 3174(80.3) 1117(73.8) 2057(84.4) <0.001
systolic pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) 150.9(18.7) 150.7(18.3) 151(18.9) 0.590
Diastolic pressure/mmHg, mean (SD) 88.6(25.9) 89.3(18.2) 88.1(29.8) 0.110
Heart rate/min, mean (SD) 82.1(29.7) 81.8(32.6) 82.24(27.7) 0.680
TC, mmol/L, mean (SD) 4.7(0.9) 4.6(0.9) 4.8(0.9) <0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L, mean (SD) 1.4(0.3) 1.3(0.3) 1.4(0.3) <0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L, mean (SD) 2.6(0.8) 2.5(0.8) 2.6(0.8) <0.001
TG, mmol/L, mean (SD) 1.8(1.4) 1.8(1.4) 1.8(1.4) 0.180
FPG, mmol/l, mean (SD) 6.0(2.1) 5.9(1.9) 6.0(2.3) 0.010
2hPG, mmol/L, mean (SD) 8.8(4.0) 8.5(3.8) 9.0(4.2) <0.001
uric acid, mmol/L, mean (SD) 310.5(90.0) 359.2(90.9) 280.4(74.2) <0.001
Family history of diabetes % 344(8.6) 135(8.7) 209(8.5) 0.765
waist circumference, cm, mean (SD) 85.5(16.2) 87.6(25.2) 84.2(10.0) 0.001