Table 2.
CK Levels and Persistent High CK in Persons With and Without Hypertension at Follow‐Up (N=250)
| Hypertension at Follow‐Upa | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=153) | No (n=97) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 147.7 | 126.6 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 85.8 | 76.3 | |
| Baseline logCK, U/L | 2.27 | 2.19 | .06 |
| Follow‐up logCK, U/L | 2.23 | 2.13 | .009 |
| Persistent high CK, % | 54.0 | 40.3 | .05 |
| Age, y | 63.8 | 57.1 | <.0001 |
| Male sex, % | 53.6 | 35.7 | .003 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.4 | 26.2 | <.0001 |
| Statin use, % | 24.6 | 21.7 | .6 |
| Diabetes, % | 3.8 | 0.0 | .9 |
| AUDIT score | 2.8 | 2.5 | .4 |
| Strenuous leisure physical activity, %b | 34.0 | 35.7 | .8 |
Abbreviations: AUDIT, alcohol use disorder identification test; CK, creatine kinase. All values were age‐ and sex‐adjusted. Age was adjusted for sex and sex was adjusted for age. aHypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure value ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure value ≥90 mm Hg or current use of antihypertensive medication. bStrenuous leisure physical activity was defined as activity with the presence of sweating or breathless ≥3 hours per week in the past month.