Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants Examined, 1967-2013.
| Variable | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonhypertensive | Hypertensive | Total | |
| Total | 2 650 241 | 7997 | 2 658 238 |
| Male sex | 1 589 474 (60.0) | 7235 (90.5) | 1 596 709 (60.1) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 17.4 (0.48) | 17.6 (0.53) | 17.4 (0.48) |
| CDC BMI groups (% at each BMI percentile category) | |||
| Underweight (<5th percentile) | 165 906 (6.5) | 135 (1.7) | 166 041 (6.5) |
| Normal weight (5th to <85th percentile) | 2 071 325 (80.7) | 3811 (49.2) | 2 075 136 (80.6) |
| Overweight (85th to <95th percentile) | 225 266 (8.8) | 1559 (20.1) | 226 825 (8.8) |
| Obese (≥95th percentile) | 104 023 (4.1) | 2243 (28.9) | 106 226 (4.1) |
| Socioeconomic status (% at each category) | |||
| Low (1-4) | 678 367 (26.2) | 1888 (24.1) | 680 225 (26.2) |
| Moderate (5-7) | 1 334 343 (51.5) | 4002 (51.2) | 1 338 345 (51.5) |
| High (8-10 | 576 794 (22.3) | 1933 (24.7) | 578 727 (22.3) |
| Educational status, years in school (% at each educational category) | |||
| ≤ 9 y | 195 932 (7.5) | 617 (7.8) | 196 549 (7.5) |
| 10 y | 183 965 (7.1) | 579 (7.3) | 184 544 (7.1) |
| 11 y | 906 453 (34.9) | 2030 (25.7) | 908 483 (34.9) |
| ≥12 y | 1 310 278 (50.5) | 4681 (59.2) | 1 314 959 (50.5) |
| Country of origin (% at each origin category is given)a | |||
| Israel | 199 672 (7.7) | 566 (7.2) | 200 238 (7.7) |
| USSR | 373 314 (14.4) | 1678 (21.3) | 374 992 (14.4) |
| Asia | 612 566 (26.6) | 1392 (17.7) | 613 958 (26.6) |
| Africa | 609 293 (23.5) | 855 (10.9) | 610 148 (23.5) |
| Europe + North America | 7587 76 (29.3) | 3335 (42.4) | 762 111 (29.3) |
| Ethiopia | 37 585 (1.5) | 39 (0.5) | 37 624 (1.5) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union.
a
Denotes father's country of birth. If the father was Israeli born, the paternal grandfather's country of birth is given.