Table 1.
Clinical and anthropometric characteristics of normotensive individuals stratified by sex
|
Men (n = 3431) |
Women (n = 4324) |
P value |
All (n = 7755) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 49.6 ± 8.6 | 50.0 ± 8.2 | .064 | 49.8 ± 8.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 77.7 ± 12.6 | 66.0 ± 12.2 | <.001 | 71.2 ± 13.7 |
| Height (cm) | 172.7 ± 7.0 | 159.6 ± 6.4 | <.001 | 165.4 ± 9.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 ± 3.7 | 25.9 ± 4.4 | .270 | 25.9 ± 4.1 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 4.5 ± 1.0 | <.001 | 5.3 ± 1.4 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 111.3 ± 27.3 | 103.2 ± 17.6 | <.001 | 106.8 ± 22.8 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 213.0 ± 41.6 | 215.9 ± 40.9 | .003 | 214.6 ± 41.2 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 51.1 ± 12.0 | 62.9 ± 14.5 | <.001 | 57.6 ± 14.7 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 133.0 ± 34.4 | 131.2 ± 34.2 | .019 | 132.3 ± 34.3 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 149.9 ± 114.7 | 109.8 ± 74.9 | <.001 | 127.5 ± 96.7 |
| GFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2) | 84.3 ± 14.1 | 103.6 ± 11.4 | <.001 | 95.1 ± 15.9 |
| Na+ excretion (mg/d) | 4839 ± 2159 | 3534 ± 1563 | <.001 | 4111 ± 1961 |
| K+ excretion (mg/d) | 2599 ± 1062 | 2132 ± 836 | <.001 | 2338 ± 971 |
| Salt intake (g/d) | 12.3 ± 5.5 | 9.0 ± 4.0 | <.001 | 10.5 ± 5.0 |
| cf‐PWV (m/s) | 9.2 ± 1.5 | 8.5 ± 1.4 | <.001 | 8.8 ± 1.4 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 118.3 ± 10.1 | 111.2 ± 11.4 | <.001 | 114.3 ± 11.4 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.9 ± 7.6 | 70.8 ± 8.0 | <.001 | 72.6 ± 8.1 |
| HR (bpm) | 68.6 ± 10.1 | 71.3 ± 9.3 | <.001 | 70.1 ± 9.7 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 465 (13.5) | 357 (8.2) | <.001 | 822 (10.6) |
| Overweight (n, %) | 1476 (43.0) | 1462 (33.8) | <.001 | 2938 (37.9) |
| Obesity (n, %) | 434 (12.6) | 703 (16.2) | <.001 | 1137 (14.6) |
| Race (n, %) | ||||
| White | 1900 (55.4) | 2453 (56.7) | .242 | 4353 (56.1) |
| Brown | 1004 (29.3) | 1086 (25.1) | <.001 | 2090 (26.9) |
| Black | 371 (10.8) | 585 (13.5) | <.001 | 956 (12.3) |
| Other | 156 (4.5) | 200 (4.6) | .913 | 356 (4.6) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; cf‐PWV, carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; HR, heart rate; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides.