| Characteristics |
n |
Overall |
| Total sample size |
489 |
|
| Age, years, mean ± standard deviation (SD) |
489 |
59.2 ± 2.7 |
| Women, n (%) |
489 |
263 (53.8) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD |
488 |
139.1 ± 20.0 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD |
488 |
81.2 ± 12.4 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD |
489 |
24.2 ± 3.2 |
| Baseline smoking, n (%) |
486 |
178 (36.6) |
| Physical exercise, n (%) |
489 |
27 (5.5) |
| Use of antihypertensive medications, n (%) |
489 |
141 (28.8) |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) |
489 |
238 (48.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) |
489 |
62 (12.7) |
| Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, m/s, median (interquartile range) |
468 |
15.1 (13.7-16.9) |
| Carotid intima-media thickness, mm, median (interquartile range) |
479 |
0.80 (0.70-0.85) |
