Table 1.

Sample characteristics by hypertension status based on measured blood pressure and antihypertension medication use

		Total (n=581)		Non-Hypertensive (n=412)		Hypertensive (n=169)		p-valuea
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD)		123.9	17.1	116.7	11.4	141.6	15.9	<.001
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD)		77.8	11.2	73.8	8.4	87.5	11.2	<.001
Age								<.001
	18–39	133	22.9	116	28.2	17	10.1
	40–59	370	63.7	257	62.4	113	66.9
	60 and older	78	13.4	39	9.5	39	23.1
Sex								<.001
Male		242	41.7	145	35.2	97	57.4
Female		339	58.4	267	64.8	72	42.6
Ethnicity								0.043
	Chinese	198	34.1	153	37.1	45	26.6
	Korean	194	33.4	134	32.5	60	35.5
	Vietnamese	189	32.5	125	30.3	64	37.9
Education								0.004
	Less than High School	76	13.1	43	10.4	33	19.5
	High School/Vocational School/Some College	221	38.0	151	36.7	70	41.4
	College Graduate	160	27.5	120	29.1	40	23.7
	Graduate School	124	21.3	98	23.8	26	15.4
Annual Household Income								0.010
	Less than $20,000	146	25.1	103	25.0	43	25.4
	$20,000-$39,999	148	25.5	105	25.5	43	25.4
	$40,000-$59,999	101	17.4	66	16.0	35	20.7
	$60,000-$79,999	46	7.9	32	7.8	14	8.3
	$80,000 or More	126	21.7	101	24.5	25	14.8
	Unknown	14	2.4	5	1.2	9	5.3
Employment Status								0.054
	Employed	91	15.7	69	16.8	22	13.0
	Unemployed/Student	386	66.4	279	67.7	107	63.3
	Retired/Housewife	104	17.9	64	15.5	40	23.7
Marital Status								0.030
	Married	456	78.5	318	77.2	138	81.7
	Separated	49	8.4	31	7.5	18	10.7
	Never Married	76	13.1	63	15.3	13	7.7
Health Insurance								0.566
	Yes	303	52.2	218	52.9	85	50.3
	No	278	47.9	194	47.1	84	49.7
Regular Physician								0.016
	Yes	278	47.9	184	44.7	94	55.6
	No	303	52.2	228	55.3	75	44.4
Years of U.S. Residency								0.326
	0–5 years	113	19.5	81	19.7	32	18.9
	6–10 years	57	9.8	46	11.2	11	6.5
	11–20 years	161	27.7	111	26.9	50	29.6
	More than 20 Years	171	29.4	115	27.9	56	33.1
	Unknown	79	13.6	59	14.3	20	11.8

^aThe p values for mean blood pressure comparisons are from t tests and all others are from χ² tests