Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Variables	Normotension (n = 159)	Hypertension (n = 274)	P value
Age	50.84 ± 14.1	57.43 ± 14.8	<.0001
Sex (men/women)	61/98	137/137	.019
Body mass index	26.32 ± 5.1	26.43 ± 5.4	.878
Hip circumference	88.6 ± 19.2	87.28 ± 17.5	.537
Waist circumference	82.44 ± 15.7	83.83 ± 14.7	.431
Clinic systolic blood pressure	120.69 ± 12.1	157.48 ± 20.3	<.0001
Clinic diastolic blood pressure	74.50 ± 8.9	92.51 ± 14.1	<.0001