. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Hypertens. 2017 Feb 16;11(4):204–212.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2017.02.001

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Jackson Heart Study participants included in the current analysisby antihypertensive medication use.

	Taking antihypertensive medication
	No (n=441)	Yes (n=575)
Age in years, %
<45	21.1	5.7
45-64	57.4	53.9
≥ 65	21.5	40.4
Female, %	63.3	72.0
Less than high school education, %	14.6	22.3
Current smoking, %	11.9	8.9
Body mass index, kg/m²	30.0 ± 6.4	32.0 ± 6.3
Fasting total cholesterol, mg/dL	203.5 ± 40.6	199.8 ± 39.1
Statin medication use, %	4.5	20.7
Diabetes mellitus, %	12.1	34.6
Chronic kidney disease, %	7.6	21.1
History of cardiovascular disease, %	6.4	13.7
Clinic BP, mmHg, %
SBP/DBP < 120/80	37.2	25.9
SBP/DBP 120-139/80-89	48.5	51.0
SBP/DBP ≥ 140/90	14.3	23.1

Numbers in the table are percentage, except for body mass index and total cholesterol, which are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

BP: Blood pressure.

SBP: Systolic blood pressure.

DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.