Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.
| Category: SBP/DBP, mmHg |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC | Variables | Normal: < 130/< 80 (n = 40,901) |
High BP: 130–139/80–89 (n = 29,793) |
Grade 1 HT: 140–159/90–99 (n = 23,575) |
Grade 2–3 HT: ≥ 160/≥ 100 (n = 11,163) |
| < 5.7 mmol/L | |||||
| (< 220 mg/dL) | N | 31,707 | 21,152 | 16,152 | 7,502 |
| Age, years | 50.1 ± 12.5 | 54.2 ± 12.1 | 58.8 ± 11.4 | 61.5 ± 11.2 | |
| Men, % | 38.8 | 49.8 | 51.5 | 53.7 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.1 ± 2.8 | 23.0 ± 3.0 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 23.7 ± 3.4 | |
| Current smoking, % | 26.8 | 29.5 | 28.9 | 31.0 | |
| Alcohol consumption, % | 42.6 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 51.4 | |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 113.0 ± 9.5 | 129.2 ± 7.3 | 144.6 ± 7.9 | 167.5 ± 14.8 | |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 68.0 ± 6.9 | 79.8 ± 6.1 | 85.6 ± 7.9 | 95.1 ± 11.3 | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 4.8 ± 0.6 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | |
| ≥ 5.7 mmol/L | |||||
| (≥ 220 mg/dL) | N | 9,194 | 8,641 | 7,423 | 3,661 |
| Age, years | 54.6 ± 10.9 | 56.7 ± 10.5 | 59.6 ± 10.2 | 61.4 ± 10.4 | |
| Men, % | 30.2 | 36.2 | 32.8 | 33.5 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.9 ± 2.9 | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 24.3 ± 3.2 | 24.8 ± 3.4 | |
| Current smoking, % | 20.9 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | |
| Alcohol consumption, % | 36.5 | 40.1 | 37.1 | 37.5 | |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 114.1 ± 9.1 | 129.5 ± 7.2 | 145 ± 7.8 | 167.4 ± 15.0 | |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 69.0 ± 6.6 | 80.2 ± 6.1 | 85.9 ± 8.0 | 95.7 ± 11.4 | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 6.3 ± 0.6 | 6.3 ± 0.6 | 6.4 ± 0.6 | 6.4 ± 0.7 | |
A total of 105,432 Japanese individuals from 13 cohorts are included. Data on body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, and total cholesterol are unavailable in 395, 4,148, and 4,193 individuals, respectively. Data are shown as mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated. BP, blood pressure; HT, hypertension.