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. 2020 Aug 5;13:1015–1028. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S265887

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)