Table 1.
Characteristics of Adults With and Without Hypertension by Statin Prescription Status
| Nonhypertensive Adult | P Value | Hypertensive Adult | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking Statin | Not Taking Statin | Taking Statin | Not Taking Statin | |||
| No./% | 19,040/14.9 | 109,066/85.1 | 132,294/46.6 | 151,368/53.4 | ||
| Age, y | 56.7±11.8 | 45.3±13.8 | <.0001 | 62.2±11.0 | 54.9±13.8 | <.0001 |
| Men/women, % | 49.5/50.5 | 37.8/62.2 | <.0001 | 46.5/53.5 | 39.8/60.2 | <.0001 |
| Race, % | ||||||
| Black | 9.2 | 14.0 | <.0001 | 24.1 | 24.5 | <.0001 |
| White | 76.9 | 72.0 | 62.5 | 61.8 | ||
| Other, unknown | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.6±5.7 | 28.2±6.7 | <.0001 | 31.9±7.3 | 32.0±8.0 | <.0001 |
| Obese, % | 32.2 | 31.7 | .20 | 54.7 | 53.3 | <.0001 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 122.1±12.4 | 120.4±13.0 | <.0001 | 132.3±17.5 | 132.4±17.9 | .3 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 75.2±8.5 | 75.1±8.8 | .40 | 77.7±10.4 | 80.0±10.9 | <.0001 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 194.2±43.8 | 189.0±36.6 | <.0001 | 180±44.4 | 187.1±38.6 | <.0001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 51.8±17.7 | 53.0±19.2 | <.0001 | 48.3±17.0 | 50.0±18.8 | <.0001 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 115.0±38.5 | 112.1±31.1 | <.0001 | 102.4±37.4 | 109.8±32.4 | <.0001 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 128.6±72.6 | 114.6±71.7 | .009 | 137.6±75.8 | 130.3±75.5 | <.0001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 11.3 | 4.8 | <.0001 | 40.7 | 21.3 | <.0001 |
| Glycated hemoglobin <8%, % | 76.1 | 68.7 | <.0001 | 73.1 | 73.7 | .1 |
| Cigarette smokers, % | 13.6 | 16.1 | <.0001 | 21.1 | 19.3 | <.0001 |
| Stage 3 or 4 CKD, % | 3.4 | 1.8 | <.0001 | 13.4 | 8.4 | <.0001 |
| CHD10, % | 5.0±5.0 | 3.0±3.9 | <.0001 | 8.6±7.5 | 6.3±6.7 | <.0001 |
| CHD10 >20%, % | 19.2 | 7.3 | <.0001 | 56.8 | 30.0 | <.0001 |
| CHD10 10%–20%, % | 15.2 | 7.5 | 14.9 | 14.4 | ||
| CHD10 <10%, % | 65.5 | 85.2 | 28.3 | 55.1 | ||
| ASCVD10, % | 10.3±12.1 | 6.0±12.8 | <.0001 | 21.6±15.1 | 14.3±15.8 | <.0001 |
| ASCVD, % | 8.5 | 2.4 | <.0001 | 24.3 | 9.6 | <.0001 |
| LDL ≥190 mg/dL, % | 3.7 | 1.3 | <.0001 | 1.9 | 1.3 | <.0001 |
| ⊕DM ASCVD10 ≥7.5%, % | 5.3 | 1.7 | <.0001 | 23.7 | 12.5 | <.0001 |
| ⊕DM ASCVD10 <7.5%, % | 4.6 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| ∅DM ASCVD10 ≥7.5%, % | 25.3 | 14.2 | <.0001 | 27.4 | 29.4 | <.0001 |
| ∅DM ASCVD10 5.0%–7.4%, % | 10.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.9 | ||
Abbreviations: ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; ASCVD10, 10‐year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; CHD10, 10‐year risk of coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ⊕DM, diabetes mellitus; ∅DM, no diabetes mellitus; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; obese, body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation.