Table 3. Baseline demographics and clinical risk factors by baseline pulse pressure.
PP: pulse pressure; MI: myocardial infarction; ECG: electrocardiogram
| VARIABLE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline PP (mm Hg) | |||||
| <45 (n=2,445) | 45–54 (n=6,880) | 55–64 (n=10,666) | 65–74 (n=8,494) | ≥75 (n=4,872) | |
| AGE, YEARS, MEAN (SD) | 63.9 (6.7) | 65.3 (7.2) | 66.9 (7.5) | 68.6 (7.6) | 70.9 (7.7) |
| MALE SEX | 1526 (62.4) | 3844 (55.9) | 5611 (52.6) | 4373 (51.5) | 2365 (48.5) |
| RACE | |||||
| WHITE | 1332 (54.5) | 3954 (57.5) | 6305 (59.1) | 5233 (61.6) | 3100 (63.6) |
| BLACK | 1002 (41.0) | 2601 (37.8) | 3829 (35.9) | 2832 (33.3) | 1526 (31.3) |
| OTHER | 111 (4.5) | 325 (4.7) | 532 (4.99) | 429 (5.1) | 246 (5.1) |
| BMI, KG/M2, MEAN (SD) | 29.9 (6.0) | 29.9 (5.9) | 29.7 (5.9) | 29.4 (5.9) | 28.7 (5.8) |
| SMOKER | |||||
| NEVER | 818 (33.5) | 2481 (36.1) | 4200 (39.4) | 3247 (38.2) | 1858 (38.1) |
| CURRENT | 644 (26.3) | 1668 (24.2) | 2299 (21.6) | 1748 (20.6) | 944 (19.4) |
| PAST | 983 (40.2) | 2731 (36.7) | 4166 (39.1) | 3499 (41.2) | 2069 (42.5) |
| HISTORY OF: | |||||
| CORONARY HEART DISEASE | 595 (24.7) | 1619 (23.9) | 2610 (24.7) | 2236 (26.6) | 1343 (27.9) |
| MI OR STROKE | 570 (23.3) | 1570 (22.8) | 2476 (23.2) | 1980 (23.3) | 1144 (23.5) |
| CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION | 294 (12.0) | 810 (11.8) | 1249 (11.7) | 1165 (13.7) | 792 (16.3) |
| OTHER ATHEROSCLEROSIS | 531 (21.7) | 1539 (22.4) | 2530 (23.7) | 2002 (23.6) | 1299 (26.7) |
| MAJOR ECG CHANGES | 240 (10.0) | 680 (10.0) | 1101 (10.4) | 894 (10.6) | 505 (10.5) |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 675 (27.6) | 2237 (32.5) | 3835 (36.0) | 3308 (39.0) | 2008 (41.2) |
| HDL<35 MG/DL | 369 (15.1) | 927 (13.5) | 1259 (11.8) | 884 (10.4) | 438 (9.0) |
| ASPIRIN USE | 883 (36.1) | 2358 (34.3) | 3679 (34.5) | 3095 (36.4) | 1937 (39.8) |
| ON HYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION AT BASELINE | 2,445 (95.6) | 6,880 (93.3) | 9,684 (90.8) | 7,335 (86.4) | 3,973 (81.5) |
| SBP, MEAN (SD) | 128.5 (9.3) | 134.2 (9.1) | 139.0 (9.8) | 143.2 (10.4) | 147.7 (11.3) |
| DBP, MEAN (SD) | 82.0 (6.4) | 81.5 (6.7) | 80.9 (7.1) | 79.1 (7.3) | 75.1 (7.6) |
| PP, MEAN (SD) | 46.5 (7.0) | 52.7 (6.7) | 58.1 (7.2) | 64.2 (8.2) | 72.6 (10.1) |
| RANDOMIZATION GROUP | |||||
| CHLORTHALIDONE | 1,096 (44.8) | 3,160 (45.9) | 4,898 (45.9) | 3,918 (46.1) | 2,183 (44.8) |
| AMLODIPINE | 654 (26.8) | 1,871 (27.2) | 2,894 (27.1) | 2,301 (27.1) | 1,328 (27.3) |
| LISINOPRIL | 695 (28.4) | 1,849 (26.9) | 2,874 (27.0) | 2,275 (26.8) | 1,361 (27.9) |