Table 2.
Height, weight, and body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressures, treatment rate of hypertension, smoking and drinking rates, and sodium and potassium excretion in timed 24-h urine, in Japan and Hawaii, INTERLIPID, 1997–1998, by gender and age
| 40–49 years |
50–59 years |
40–59 years |
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| 4 samples in Japan (288) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (67) Mean (s.d.) | 4 samples in Japan (286) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (69) Mean (s.d.) | 4 samples in Japan (574) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (136) Mean (s.d.) | ||||
| Men | |||||||||
| Body weight (kg) | 66.9 (9.0) | 78.2 (14.8) | P<0.001 | 66.8 (8.6) | 79.2 (15.1) | P<0.001 | 66.9 (8.8) | 78.7 (14.9) | P<0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 168.8 (5.8) | 167.3 (l1.0) | P=0.059 | 167.1 (5.8) | 167.0 (5.9) | P=0.907 | 167.9 (5.8) | 167.1 (5.7) | P=0.156 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 (2.7) | 27.9 (4.9) | P<0.001 | 23.9 (2.7) | 28.3 (4.6) | P<0.001 | 23.7 (2.7) | 28.1 (4.7) | P<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 119.5 (l3.0) | 117.2 (l1.0) | P=0.177 | 121.3 (13.1) | 118.7 (12.1) | P=0.134 | 120.4 (12.9) | 117.9 (11.6) | P=0.045 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.6 (10.3) | 74.2 (8.7) | P=0.076 | 77.0 (9.7) | 73.6 (8.2) | P=0.007 | 76.8 (10.0) | 73.9 (8.5) | P=0.002 |
| Treatment rate of hypertension (%) | 2.8 | 17.9 | P<0.01 | 9.1 | 36.2 | P<0.01 | 5.9 | 27.2 | P<0.01 |
| Smoking rate (%) | 56.6 | 16.4 | P<0.01 | 46.9 | 10.1 | P<0.01 | 51.7 | 13.2 | P<0.01 |
| Drinking rate (%) | 97.2 | 65.7 | P<0.01 | 96.5 | 79.7 | P<0.01 | 96.9 | 72.8 | P<0.01 |
| Sodium (mmol/day) in 24-h urine | 204.7 (53.9) | 174.5 (61.4) | P<0.001 | 216.5 (58.6) | 177.7 (55.5) | P<0.001 | 210.5 (56.6) | 176.1 (58.5) | P<0.001 |
| Potassium (mmol/day) in 24-h urine | 48.4 (12.6) | 53.1 (17.1) | P=0.012 | 50.1 (13.9) | 52.9 (14.0) | P=0.128 | 49.2 (13.3) | 53.0 (15.6) | P=0.004 |
| Sodium/potassium ratio in 24-h urine | 4.4 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.3) | P<0.001 | 4.5 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.4) | P<0.001 | 4.5 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.3) | P<0.001 |
| 40–49 years |
50–59 years |
40–59 years |
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| 4 samples in Japan (291) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (66) Mean (s.d.) | 4 samples in Japan (280) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (65) Mean (s.d.) | 4 samples in Japan (571) Mean (s.d.) | Hawaii (131) Mean (s.d.) | ||||
| Women | |||||||||
| Body weight (kg) | 56.2 (8.4) | 59.3 (10.1) | P=0.022 | 54.8 (7.6) | 62.7 (13.9) | P<0.001 | 55.5 (8.0) | 61.0 (12.2) | P<0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 156.2 (5.6) | 152.8 (5.0) | P<0.001 | 153.3 (5.3) | 154.2 (4.5) | P=0.241 | 154.8 (5.6) | 153.5 (4.8) | P=0.007 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.0 (3.1) | 25.5 (4.8) | P<0.001 | 23.3 (3.0) | 26.4 (5.9) | P<0.001 | 23.2 (3.1) | 25.9 (5.4) | P<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 112.0 (12.8) | 113.1 (12.4) | P=0.449 | 116.3 (14.7) | 118.2 (15.4) | P=0.358 | 114.1 (13.9) | 115.6 (14.1) | P=0.252 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 69.5 (9.5) | 69.7 (8.1) | P=0.899 | 71.5 (9.7) | 70.3 (8.9) | P=0.384 | 70.5 (9.6) | 70.0 (8.5) | P=0.602 |
| Treatment rate of hypertension (%) | 2.4 | 15.2 | P<0.01 | 9.6 | 33.8 | P<0.01 | 6.5 | 24.4 | P<0.01 |
| Smoking rate (%) | 11.7 | 9.1 | P<0.01 | 5.4 | 0.0 | P<0.01 | 8.6 | 4.6 | P<0.01 |
| Drinking rate (%) | 82.1 | 40.9 | P<0.01 | 82.5 | 41.5 | P<0.01 | 82.3 | 41.2 | P<0.01 |
| Sodium (mmol/day) in 24-h urine | 185.5 (54.9) | 128.6 (35.6) | P<0.001 | 186.6 (51.0) | 134.0 (48.6) | P<0.001 | 186.0 (53.1) | 131.3 (42.7) | P<0.001 |
| Potassium (mmol/day) in 24-h urine | 47.2 (13.1) | 39.8 (9.8) | P<0.001 | 49.9 (14.5) | 44.1 (15.0) | P=0.004 | 48.5 (13.9) | 41.9 (12.9) | P<0.001 |
| Sodium/potassium ratio in 24-h urine | 4.1 (1.18) | 3.4 (1.1) | P<0.001 | 4.0 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.0) | P<0.001 | 4.1 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.1) | P<0.001 |