Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants with and without hypertension.
| Characteristics | Women, n = 1052 | Men, n = 908 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotension n = 770 | Hypertension n = 282 | p Value | Normotension n = 735 | Hypertension n = 173 | p Value | |
| Age, years | 37.0 (28.0; 45.0) | 49.5 (43.0; 55.0) | < 0.001 | 38.0 (30.0; 47.0) | 50.0 (43.0; 55.0) | < 0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 64.0 (57.0; 71.0) | 73.0 (64.0; 85.0) | < 0.001 | 74.0 (67.0; 81.0) | 82.0 (74.0; 93.0) | < 0.001 |
| Height, cm | 164.0 (159.0; 167.0) | 161.0 (157.0; 165.0) | < 0.001 | 175.0 (170.0; 180.0) | 173.0 (168.0; 178.0) | 0.009 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.6 (21.5; 26.7) | 28.3 (24.7; 32.3) | < 0.001 | 24.4 (22.1; 26.5) | 27.5 (25.0; 30.3) | < 0.001 |
| WC, cm | 73.0 (68.0; 82.0) | 87.0 (79.0; 96.0) | < 0.001 | 81.0 (76.0; 88.0) | 90.0 (84.0; 98.0) | < 0.001 |
| LAP, cm mmol /l | 13.8 (7.7; 26.6) | 41.2 (23.0; 69.1) | < 0.001 | 18.9 (9.8; 32.1) | 34.7 (20.3; 51.5) | < 0.001 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 122.0 (114.0; 130.0) | 148.0 (135.0; 165.0) | < 0.001 | 129.0 (123.0; 136.0) | 154.0 (142.0; 167.0) | < 0.001 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 69.0 (62.0; 76.0) | 85.0 (76.0; 95.0) | < 0.001 | 72.0 (65.0; 79.0) | 90.0 (81.0; 101.0) | < 0.001 |
| TC, mmol/l | 5.05 (4.34; 5.85) | 5.87 (4.94; 6.67) | < 0.001 | 5.23 (4.52; 6.03) | 5.67 (4.96; 6.48) | < 0.001 |
| TG, mmol/l | 0.94 (0.71; 1.30) | 1.44 (0.96; 2.06) | < 0.001 | 1.17 (0.86; 1.64) | 1.34 (1.01; 1.93) | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C, mmol/l | 1.26 (1.12; 1.37) | 1.30 (1.16; 1.44) | < 0.001 | 1.23 (1.10; 1.34) | 1.21 (1.10; 1.34) | 0.419 |
| TC/HDL-C | 4.02 (3.45; 4.67) | 4.43 (3.82; 5.19) | < 0.001 | 4.25 (3.71; 5.05) | 4.77 (4.01; 5.36) | < 0.001 |
| AIP | -0.11 (-0.24; 0.03) | 0.03 (-0.13; 0.22) | < 0.001 | -0.02 (-0.15; 0.13) | 0.05 (-0.08; 0.21) | < 0.001 |
| non-HDL-C, mmol/l | 3.76 (3.09; 4.53) | 4.52 (3.67; 5.36) | < 0.001 | 3.99 (3.34; 4.78) | 4.43 (3.72; 5.20) | < 0.001 |
Bold values indicate p < 0.05
Data are presented as the median and interquartile range (25th and 75th percentile). Mann–Whitney test was used to estimate differences between the groups.
WC, waist circumference; LAP, lipid accumulation product; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; AIP, atherogenic index of plasma.