Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of PEAR‐2 and PEAR Participants

Baseline Characteristics	PEAR‐2 (Chlorthalidone)		PEAR (Hydrochlorothiazide)
	Blacks (n=135)	Whites (n=175)	Blacks (n=140)	Whites (n=222)
Age, y	50.30±8.75	51.22±8.82	48.91±9.38	50.16±9.46
Female, N (%)	65 (48.14)	75 (42.85)	86 (61.26)	89 (40.09)
Body mass index, kg/m2	31.25±5.4	30.76±5.02	31.8±6.2	30.31±5.20
Waist circumference, cm	97.51±11.6	100.46±13.24	94.72±9.2	98.21±13.15
Systolic blood pressure	146.49±11.06	147.48±10.34	150.16±12.96	151.06±13.41
Diastolic blood pressure	94.88±5.99	94.31±5.04	97.34±5.68	97.05±5.24

Values are presented as mean±SD unless otherwise noted. PEAR indicates Pharmacogenomic Evaluation of Antihypertensive Response.