Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics of TLGS Study Participants by BP Category
| Characteristic | (2017 ACC/AHA) | JNC-IV | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal BP (n=2990;40.53%) |
Elevated BP (n=523; 7.08%) |
HTN (Stage 1) (n=2188; 29.6%) |
HTN (Stage 2) (n=1678; 22.7%) |
P-value | Normal BP (n=5710; 77.3%) |
HTN (n=1678; 22.7%) |
P-value | N=7378 | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 42.2 (10.4) | 50.2 (13.2) | 47.0 (11.8) | 55.1 (11.8) | <0.001 | 44.8 (11.6) | 55.1 (11.8) | <0.001 | 47.1(12.4) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 26.0 (4.1) | 27.3 (4.1) | 28.3 (4.4) | 29.2 (4.7) | <0.001 | 27.0 (4.3) | 29.2 (4.7) | <0.001 | 27.5(4.5) |
| BP, mean (SD), mm Hg | |||||||||
| Systolic Blood Pressure | 106.1 (7.8) | 123.2 (2.7) | 122.4 (9.3) | 148.2(18.9) | <0.001 | 114.0 (11.5) | 148.2 (18.9) | <0.001 | 121.8(19.7) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | 70.4 (5.8) | 73.5 (5.7) | 82.3 (4.3) | 92.0 (9.8) | <0.001 | 75.3 (7.7) | 92.0 (9.8) | <0.001 | 79.1(10.8) |
| Male, n (%) | 1318 (44.0) | 244 (46.7) | 918(41.9) | 684 (40.7) | 0.032 | 2480 (43.5) | 684 (40.7) | 0.046 | 3164(42.8) |
| Current smoker, n (%), yes | 658 (22.0) | 85 (16.2) | 242 (11.0) | 133 (7.9) | <0.001 | 985 (17.2) | 133 (8.0) | <0.001 | 1118(15.1) |
| Low physical activity, n (%), yes | 2288 (76.5) | 381 (72.9) | 1669 (76.2) | 1275 (75.9) | 0.374 | 4338 (76.1) | 1275 (75.9) | 0.918 | 5613(76.0) |
| Diabetic n (%) | 327 (11.0) | 93 (17.8) | 401 (18.3) | 503 (30.0) | <0.001 | 821 (14.4) | 503 (30.0) | <0.001 | 1324(18.0) |
| Family history, female relatives, n (%), yes | 260 (8.7) | 51 (9.7) | 229 (10.4) | 198 (11.8) | 0.007 | 540 (9.5) | 198 (11.8) | 0.005 | 738(10.5) |
| Family history, male relatives, n (%), yes | 237 (7.9) | 40 (7.7) | 188 (7.5) | 136 (8.1) | 0.843 | 464 (8.1) | 136 (8.1) | 0.963 | 600(8.1) |
| Body mass index, n(%) (kg/m2) | |||||||||
| Normal weight | 1254 (42.0) | 149 (28.5) | 508 (23.2) | 290 (17.3) | <0.001 | 1911 (33.5) | 290 (17.3) | <0.001 | 2201 (29.8) |
| Over weight | 1204 (40.2) | 243 (46.5) | 999 (45.7) | 705 (42.0) | 2446 (43.0) | 705 (42.0) | 3151(42.7) | ||
| bese | 532 (17.8) | 130 (25.0) | 681 (33.1) | 683 (40.7) | 1343 (23.6) | 683 (40.7) | 2026 (27.4) | ||