Table 1.
Baseline Demographics of Young Adults (18-39 years old) with Incident Hypertension, By Self-Reported Gender (n=3208)
| Total Population n=3208 |
Gender |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male n=1874 (58%) |
Female n=1334 (42%) |
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| PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
| Age, m (SD) | 31 (5.5) | 31 (5.5) | 31 (5.5) | <0.001 |
| Lowest age tertile (18-29), n (%) | 1167 (36) | 684 (37) | 483 (36) | 0.90 |
| Middle age tertile (30-35), n (%) | 1146 (36) | 673 (36) | 473 (35) | 0.90 |
| Highest age tertile (36-39), n (%) | 895 (28) | 517 (28) | 378 (28) | 0.90 |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.001 | |||
| White | 2665 (83) | 1592 (85) | 1073 (80) | |
| Non-white* | 543 (17) | 282 (15) | 261 (20) | |
| Marital Status, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 1405 (44) | 880 (47) | 525 (39) | |
| Not married (single/divorced/widowed) | 1803 (56) | 994 (53) | 809 (61) | |
| Primary Spoken Language, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| English | 2904 (91) | 1664 (89) | 1240 (93) | |
| Other | 304 (9.5) | 210 (11) | 94 (7.1) | |
| On Medicaid ever,† n (%) | 578 (18) | 241 (13) | 337 (25) | <0.001 |
| Baseline Tobacco Status, n (%) | 0.002 | |||
| Current tobacco use | 742 (23) | 457 (24) | 285 (21) | |
| Former tobacco use | 648 (20) | 403 (22) | 245 (18) | |
| Never tobacco use | 1818 (57) | 1014 (54) | 804 (60) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, m (SD) | 33 (8.5) | 32 (7.1) | 35 (9.8) | 0.024 |
| BMI <30 kg/m2, n (%) | 1351 (42) | 886 (47) | 465 (35) | <0.001 |
| BMI ≥30 kg/m2, n (%) | 1857 (58) | 988 (53) | 869 (65) | <0.001 |
| JNC 7 Stage of Hypertension§, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
| Stage 1: 140-159/90-99 mmHg | 2495 (78) | 1435 (77) | 1060 (79) | |
| Stage 2: ≥160/100 mmHg | 713 (22) | 439 (23) | 274 (21) | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, m (SD) | 142 (9.1) | 143 (9.2) | 141 (9.0) | 0.030 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, m (SD) | 89 (8.0) | 89 (8.5) | 90 (7.3) | |
| Baseline Comorbid Conditions, n (%) | ||||
| Hyperlipidemia | 265 (8.3) | 162 (8.6) | 103 (7.7) | 0.35 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 107 (3.3) | 46 (2.5) | 61 (4.6) | 0.001 |
| Anxiety and/or depression | 768 (24) | 365 (19) | 403 (30) | <0.001 |
| Low prevalence condition‡ | 292 (9.1) | 114 (6.1) | 178 (13) | <0.001 |
| ACG§ Risk Score, young, m (SD) | 1.1 (1.3) | 0.95 (1.2) | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.12 |
| Lowest ACG tertile (≤0.61), n (%) | 1075 (34) | 788 (42) | 287 (22) | <0.001 |
| Middle ACG tertile (0.62-1.00), n (%) | 1064 (33) | 586 (31) | 478 (36) | <0.001 |
| Highest ACG tertile (≥1.01), n (%) | 1069 (33) | 500 (27) | 569 (43) | <0.001 |
| Baseline Ambulatory Visits, m (SD) | ||||
| Primary Care Visits | 2.8 (2.7) | 2.2 (2.2) | 3.5 (3.1) | 0.29 |
| Specialty Care Visits | 2.0 (2.7) | 1.8 (2.3) | 2.4 (3.1) | 0.76 |
| Urgent Care Visits | 0.84 (1.4) | 0.73 (1.2) | 1.0 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| PROVIDER FACTORS | ||||
| Primary Care Provider, n (%) | 2810 (88) | 1675 (89) | 1135 (85) | <0.001 |
| Female Provider, n (%)‖ | 1458 (45) | 544 (29) | 914 (69) | <0.001 |
n, numerator; %, percent; m, mean; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; kg/m2, kilograms per meters squared
Non-white: Black n=258 (8.0%), Asian n=53 (1.7%), Hispanic/Latino n=102 (3.2%), American Indian/Alaska Native n=13 (0.4%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander n=31 (1.0%)
On Medicaid during the baseline or study period
Due to low prevalence, an indicator variable was created for the presence of any of the following: atrial fibrillation, chronic pulmonary disease, stroke/transient ischemic attack, collagen vascular disease, deficiency anemias, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disorders
ACG = Adjusted Clinical Group Case-Mix Assessment System
n=32 (1.0%) missing provider gender
Table. P-value bold represents significant at <0.05