Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants by BP category weighted for survey
| All participants | Normal BP | Elevated BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional definition | Recommended definition | Traditional definition | Recommended definition | ||
| No. of participants | 7485 | 6196 | 6313 | 1289 | 1172 |
| Demographic characteristics | |||||
| Age (y) | 15.5 (0.02) | 15.4 (0.02) | 15.4 (0.02) | 15.8 (0.1) | 15.9 (0.1) |
| Male (%) | 49.3 | 46.0 | 45.7 | 66.8 | 70.4 |
| Height (cm) | 166.5 (0.2) | 165.9 (0.2) | 165.8 (0.2) | 169.5 (0.4) | 170.5 (0.4) |
| Race | |||||
| White (%) | 59.8 | 60.2 | 60.2 | 57.8 | 57.5 |
| Black (%) | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 18.9 |
| Mexican American (%) | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Hispanic (%) | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Others (%) | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 108.7 (0.2) | 106.0 (0.1) | 106.1 (0.1) | 122.8 (0.4) | 124.0 (0.3) |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 61.1 (0.3) | 60.3 (0.3) | 60.6 (0.3) | 65.6 (0.6) | 64.5 (0.6) |
| Cardiometabolic characteristics | |||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 (0.1) | 22.9 (0.1) | 22.9 (0.1) | 25.7 (0.2) | 26.0 (0.2) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 157.1 (0.5) | 156.1 (0.5) | 156.2 (0.5) | 161.8 (1.3) | 162.0 (1.3) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 50.5 (0.2) | 50.9 (0.2) | 50.9 (0.2) | 48.7 (0.5) | 48.3 (0.5) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 88.4 (0.6) | 87.2 (0.6) | 87.2 (0.6) | 95.1 (2.2) | 95.7 (2.4) |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 83.1 (1.3) | 80.8 (1.3) | 80.9 (1.3) | 94.9 (3.6) | 95.9 (3.9) |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 5.2 (0.01) | 5.2 (0.01) | 5.2 (0.01) | 5.2 (0.03) | 5.2 (0.02) |
Data are presented as means (SEs) or frequencies (%) as appropriate.
Some data were missing for cardiometabolic variables, and available data are shown in Table S2.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure.