Table.
Racial/Ethnic and Sex–Specific Demographics Used to Characterize Age-Specific Net Probability of Transitioning Between Ideal Blood Pressure, Prehypertension, and Hypertensiona
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| Variable | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Unweighted No. | 2445 | 2528 | 4498 | 4388 | 1963 | 1925 |
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| Age, median (IQR), y | 37 (20–51) | 39 (22–53) | 43 (26–58) | 44 (27–60) | 33 (19–43) | 33 (18–45) |
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| Blood pressure category among adults aged 20–80 y, % | ||||||
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| Ideal | 42.0 | 49.0 | 42.2 | 53.3 | 55.7 | 71.3 |
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| Prehypertension | 40.0 | 34.3 | 44.0 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 20.4 |
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| Hypertension | 18.0 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
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| Antihypertensive medication use, % | 22.8 | 31.3 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 12.7 |
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| Blood pressure among adults aged 20–80 y, median (IQR), mm Hg | ||||||
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| Systolic | 123 (114–135) | 119 (109–133) | 121 (113–130) | 117 (107–129) | 119 (112–128) | 112 (105–123) |
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| Diastolic | 73 (65–81) | 71 (62–78) | 73 (65–79) | 69 (63–76) | 71 (64–78) | 67 (80–74) |
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| BMI, median (IQR) | 27 (24–32) | 31 (26–36) | 28 (24–31) | 27 (23–32) | 28 (25–32) | 29 (25–34) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); IQR, interquartile range.
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In 17 747 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey17 (2007–2012) participants adjusted for sampling weights (except for N) to represent noninstitutionalized, civilian, African American, White American, and Mexican American US residents.