Table 1.
The clinical characteristics of lean individuals without hypertension
| Characteristics | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotension | Prehypertension | P value | Normotension | Prehypertension | P value | |
| No., n | 40 500 | 16 968 | ‐ | 22 818 | 24 784 | ‐ |
| Age, y | 39.5 ± 10.2 | 45.3 ± 13.0 | <.001 | 40.5 ± 11.6 | 42.0 ± 13.5 | <.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.7 ± 1.8 | 21.3 ± 1.8 | <.001 | 21.5 ± 1.8 | 21.9 ± 1.6 | <.001 |
| WC (cm) | 68.9 ± 5.6 | 70.8 ± 5.9 | <.001 | 76.2 ± 6.0 | 77.3 ± 5.9 | <.001 |
| WHR | 0.77 ± 0.05 | 0.79 ± 0.06 | <.001 | 0.83 ± 0.05 | 0.84 ± 0.05 | <.001 |
| WHtR | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.44 ± 0.04 | <.001 | 0.44 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | <.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 105.9 ± 8.2 | 126.1 ± 6.4 | <.001 | 109.4 ± 7.1 | 126.9 ± 6.3 | <.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 65.0 ± 6.9 | 75.8 ± 7.5 | <.001 | 68.0 ± 6.2 | 77.6 ± 6.7 | <.001 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 81.0 ± 11.4 | 84.5 ± 13.7 | <.001 | 76.2 ± 11.6 | 80.4 ± 12.9 | <.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.28 ± 0.54 | 5.50 ± 0.80 | <.001 | 5.45 ± 0.86 | 5.62 ± 1.02 | <.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.56 ± 0.84 | 4.82 ± 0.91 | <.001 | 4.58 ± 0.83 | 4.68 ± 0.86 | <.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.96 ± 0.58 | 1.13 ± 0.73 | <.001 | 1.29 ± 0.89 | 1.41 ± 1.03 | <.001 |
| HDLc (mmol/L) | 1.71 ± 0.34 | 1.71 ± 0.36 | .655 | 1.47 ± 0.31 | 1.48 ± 0.32 | <.001 |
| LDLc (mmol/L) | 2.36 ± 0.69 | 2.56 ± 0.75 | <.001 | 2.51 ± 0.70 | 2.57 ± 0.72 | <.001 |
| UA (μmol/L) | 263.0 ± 52.3 | 269.5 ± 56.3 | <.001 | 362.1 ± 68.4 | 365.3 ± 70.9 | <.001 |
| ALT (U/L) | 17.3 ± 12.2 | 18.7 ± 17.8 | <.001 | 24.6 ± 18.6 | 26.1 ± 24.1 | <.001 |
| AST (U/L) | 18.5 ± 7.3 | 19.4 ± 9.5 | <.001 | 21.0 ± 10.8 | 21.7 ± 11.7 | <.001 |
| ALP (U/L) | 56.4 ± 16.2 | 61.7 ± 18.5 | <.001 | 67.1 ± 17.3 | 68.3 ± 17.1 | <.001 |
| GGT (U/L) | 17.0 ± 14.0 | 19.2 ± 17.1 | <.001 | 29.5 ± 29.3 | 34.0 ± 36.5 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GGT, gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase. HDLc, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLc, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, plasma uric acid; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist‐to‐hip ratio; WHtR, waist‐to‐height ratio.