Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics in Men and Women
Women N=3895 | Men N=3289 | p-value | |
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Clinical Characteristic | |||
Age, years | 49 ± 14 | 49 ± 14 | 0.28 |
Systolic BP, mm Hg | 119 ± 18 | 124 ± 15 | <0.0001 |
Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 71 ± 9 | 75 ± 9 | <0.0001 |
Hypertension treatment, n (%) | 669 (17) | 671(20) | 0.0005 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.7 ± 6.0 | 28.2 ± 4.7 | <0.0001 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 207 (5%) | 240 (7%) | 0.0006 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 582 (15%) | 523 (16%) | 0.26 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 195 ± 37 | 194 ± 36 | 0.054 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 61 ± 17 | 46 ± 13 | <0.0001 |
eGFR, mL-min−1–1.73m−2 | 81 ± 23 | 83 ± 21 | <0.0001 |
Values are means (standard deviations) or medians (inter-quartile ranges) unless otherwise noted.
Abbreviations: BP = blood pressure, eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate