Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the TLGS adolescents (1999–2001) by their hypertension occurrence in adulthood (2008–2011)
| Non- hypertension (N = 1514) |
Hypertension (N = 65) |
P-value | VIFa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 14.12(2.50) | 15.11(2.26) | 0.002 | 2.24 |
| Female, n (%) | 862(56.9) | 12(18.5) | <0.001 | 2.85 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 19.83(4.04) | 24.05(5.96) | <0.001 | 7.20 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 68.16(10.21) | 78.85(14.40) | <0.001 | 5.57 |
| Wrist circumference, cm | 15.21(1.34) | 16.72(1.43) | <0.001 | 3.48 |
| Hip circumference, cm | 85.90(11.62) | 93.85(12.17) | <0.001 | 9.29 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 104.5(11.3) | 115.7(13.7) | <0.001 | 1.80 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 70.6(9.1) | 76.6(9.2) | <0.001 | 1.54 |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 4.90(0.44) | 4.90(0.47) | 0.74 | 1.05 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.35(0.81) | 4.70(1.06) | 0.002 | 1.42 |
| Triglyceridesa, mmol/L | 1.10(0.70) | 1.19(0.86) | 0.04 | 1.30 |
| High density lipoprotein, mmol/L | 1.12(0.27) | 1.09(0.26) | 0.34 | 1.35 |
| Glumerolar Filteration Rate ml/min/1.73 m2 | 109.96(15.78) | 113.54(15.64) | 0.80 | 1.75 |
| Adolescent hypertension, yes (%) | 78(5.5) | 11(16.9) | <0.001 | 1.23 |
Mean (SD) shown for continuous variables and P value calculated with t-test; % shown for categorical variables with P value according to chi-square; TG was shown as median (inter-quartile range) and P value according to Mann-Whitney test
aVIF when all covariates are in the model