Table 1.
Baseline characteristics stratified by incident hypertension.
| All participants |
no HTN |
HTN |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 12029) | (n = 10572) | (n = 1457) | ||
| Age, years | 48 (9) | 47 (9) | 51 (9) | <0.001 |
| Female, % | 41 | 43 | 27 | <0.001 |
| Height, cm | 165 (9) | 165 (9) | 166 (8) | <0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 62 (11) | 61 (11) | 65 (12) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg m−2 | 22.6 (3.1) | 22.4 (3.0) | 23.7 (3.3) | <0.001 |
| Current Smoking, % | 33 | 32 | 37 | <0.001 |
| LDL, mg dl−1 | 127 (33) | 126 (33) | 132 (33) | <0.001 |
| HDL, mg dl−1 | 65 (17) | 65 (17) | 62 (16) | <0.001 |
| eGFR, ml min−1 per 1.73 m2 | 84.1 (13.9) | 84.3 (13.8) | 82.4 (14.2) | <0.001 |
| Fasting Glucose, mg dl−1 | 93 (18) | 92 (16) | 98 (26) | <0.001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 119 (11) | 118 (11) | 128 (8) | <0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 75 (8) | 74 (8) | 81 (6) | <0.001 |
| Uric acid, mg dl−1 | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.3) | 5.7 (1.4) | <0.001 |
| Male | 5.9 (1.2) | 5.9 (1.2) | 6.1 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| Female | 4.3 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.9) | 4.6 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Values are mean (SD) or %. BMI indicates body mass index; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; HTN, hypertension.