TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the study population aged ≥ 50 years (n = 1053)

	NT (n = 860)	ISH (n = 111)	IDH (n = 23)	SDH (n = 59)
Age, years	63.1 ± 9.0*	69.0 ± 9.0	61.1 ± 7.8†	63.6 ± 8.2*
Male, % (n)	49.53% (426)	45.05% (50)	73.91% (17)†	71.19% (42)†
Brachial SBP, mmHg	116.7 ± 11.9*	148.1 ± 9.4†	132.7 ± 7.4†	156.2 ± 16.6†
Brachial DBP, mmHg	70.6 ± 8.1*	80.1 ± 6.9†	93.1 ± 3.4†	97.7 ± 9.0†
Brachial PP, mmHg	46.1 ± 9.1*	68.1 ± 11.3†	39.6 ± 9.8†	58.4 ± 12.7†
Central SBP, mmHg	119.3 ± 11.1*	147.8 ± 11.0†	132.0 ± 9.6*, †	152.3 ± 18.1†
Central DBP, mmHg	68.1 ± 6.9*	75.4 ± 6.5†	87.1 ± 3.8†	89.7 ± 8.5†
Central PP, mmHg	51.2 ± 10.2*	72.4 ± 13.5†	44.9 ± 10.6*	62.6 ± 17.1†
Heart rate, beats/min	73.0 ± 10.2	73.9 ± 9.9	76.0 ± 10.1	75.5 ± 11.8
Body Mass Index, kg/m2	23.7 ± 3.3*	25.2 ± 3.8†	24.2 ± 2.8	25.4 ± 3.4†
Waist circumference, cm	83.8 ± 9.6*	88.0 ± 10.0†	87.6 ± 6.8	89.1 ± 9.8†
Triglycerides, mg/dL	119.0 ± 67.9*	135.5 ± 98.8	138.1 ± 65.7	124.9 ± 62.8
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	54.9 ± 16.1	52.8 ± 15.5	49.7 ± 12.8	51.9 ± 13.8
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	122.5 ± 31.6	122.8 ± 35.2	135.1 ± 28.6	124.9 ± 27.5
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	194.3 ± 34.3	196.0 ± 39.4	206.8 ± 34.6	193.9 ± 32.5
Glucose, mg/dL	107.0 ± 29.1	112.7 ± 29.5	110.8 ± 30.7	113.0 ± 43.7
Obesity, %	15.81%*	27.03%†	21.74%	30.51%†
Central obesity, %	43.37%*	63.96%†	52.17%	57.63%†
Diabetes, %	13.26%*	21.62%†	17.39%	15.25%
Smoking, %	14.42%	10.81%	26.09%	16.95%
Low physical activity	29.30%	29.73%	17.39%	27.12%

Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥27 kg/m²; central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women.

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; IDH, isolated diastolic hypertension; ISH, isolated systolic hypertension; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; NT, normotension; PP, pulse pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SDH, systolic/diastolic hypertension.

^* p‐value < .05 in comparison with ISH group.

^† p‐value < .05 in comparison with NT group.