Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of Ontario residents who had blood pressure measurement and cholesterol assessment within 1 year of each other from 2010 to 2014
| Characteristic | No. (%) of participants* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 84 617 |
Men n = 36 433 |
Women n = 48 184 |
|
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 56.3 ± 10.1 | 56.1 ± 10.0 | 56.3 ± 10.1 |
| Income quintile | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 12 777 (15.1) | 5639 (15.5) | 7138 (14.8) |
| 2 | 15 076 (17.8) | 6401 (17.6) | 8675 (18.0) |
| 3 | 16 151 (19.1) | 7010 (19.2) | 9141 (19.0) |
| 4 | 18 192 (21.5) | 7900 (21.7) | 10 292 (21.4) |
| 5 (highest) | 22 050 (26.1) | 9302 (25.5) | 12 748 (26.5) |
| Rural residency | 17 766 (21.0) | 8081 (22.2) | 9685 (20.1) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Chinese | 1886 (2.2) | 746 (2.0) | 1140 (2.4) |
| South Asian | 1343 (1.6) | 652 (1.8) | 691 (1.4) |
| Black | 914 (1.1) | 398 (1.1) | 516 (1.1) |
| Lipid measurements, mmol/L, mean ± SD | |||
| Total cholesterol | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 |
| HDL cholesterol | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 |
| LDL cholesterol | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 311 (13.4) | 5657 (15.5) | 5654 (11.7) |
| Body mass index, mean ± SD | 28.9 ± 6.5 | 29.4 ± 5.8 | 28.6 ± 7.0 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean ± SD | 127.4 ± 17.3 | 129.6 ± 16.7 | 125.8 ± 17.6 |
| Smoking | |||
| Nonsmoker | 45 979 (54.3) | 17 211 (47.2) | 28 768 (59.7) |
| Smoker | 14 271 (16.9) | 7186 (19.7) | 7085 (14.7) |
| Former smoker | 24 367 (28.8) | 12 036 (33.0) | 12 331 (25.6) |
| Medications | |||
| Antihypertensive | 20 690 (24.5) | 9486 (26.0) | 11 204 (23.3) |
| Statin | 12 069 (14.3) | 6453 (17.7) | 5616 (11.7) |
Note: HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, SD = standard deviation.
*
Unless stated otherwise.