Table 2.
†Characteristics of MESA participants with hypertension by exam and by sex.
| Exam 1 |
Exam 2 |
Exam 3 |
Exam 4 |
Exam 5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | Men (1152) | Women (1475) | Men (1130) | Women (1406) | Men (1179) | Women (1490) | Men (1249) | Women (1525) | Men (1332) | Women (1586) |
| Age, mean years | 63.9 (±9.0) | 64.3 (±9.2) | 65.3 (±8.9) | 65.7 (±9.3) | 66.7 (±9.0) | 66.7 (±9.4) | 68.3 (±9.1) | 68.3 (±9.2) | 71.8 (±9.2) | 72.0 (±9.3) |
| Age range, years | 45-84 | 45-84 | 47-85 | 47-85 | 49-87 | 48-87 | 50-89 | 50-89 | 55-93 | 54-93 |
| < 65 years, % | 47.2 | 47.9 | 43.0 | 43.1 | 40.1 | 40.7 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 24.9 | 25.4 |
| 65-75 years, % | 39.9 | 37.8 | 40.3 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 36.5 | 38.2 | 37.4 | 33.4 | 32.1 |
| 75+ years, % | 12.9 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 22.8 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 41.7 | 42.5 |
| NH White, % | 36.6++ | 32.1 | 37.0++ | 32.5 | 37.4++ | 34.5 | 38.0++ | 34.2 | 38.5++ | 35.1 |
| Chinese, % | 11.3 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.3 |
| NH Black, % | 32.3 | 37.3 | 32.0 | 37.4 | 31.0 | 35.2 | 30.7 | 35.0 | 28.9 | 34.4 |
| Hispanic, % | 19.5 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 |
| SBP, mmHg | *134.0 (±19.2) | 137.5 (±21.9) | *132.4 (±20.0) | 136.0 (±22.6) | *130.0 (±20.1) | 133.4 (±22.1) | *129.6 (±20.3) | 132.7 (±22.2) | *128.0 (±21.3) | 132.3 (±22.6) |
| DBP, mmHg | *78.6 (±10.1) | 72.7 (±10.4) | *75.9 (±10.5) | 70.6 (±10.5) | *74.7 (±10.4) | 69.5 (±10.2) | *73.9 (±10.7) | 69.0 (±10.1) | *71.0 (±10.8) | 67.7 (±10.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | *28.7 (±4.5) | 30.2 (±6.3) | *28.8 (±4.6) | 30.4 (±6.4) | *28.6 (±4.6) | 30.2 (±6.4) | *28.8 (±4.7) | 30.2 (±6.6) | *28.7 (±5.0) | 29.7 (±6.3) |
| DM, % | 19.0 | 16.2 | 22.7 | 19.7 | +23.7 | 20.0 | +25.3 | 21.7 | +28.7 | 24.1 |
| Smokers, % | 11.0 | 9.1 | +9.7 | 6.7 | *10.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 7.3 | +8.3 | 6.1 |
| Alcohol use, % | +69.6 | 37.0 | *60.8 | 38.1 | *58.9 | 38.6 | *58.1 | 32.9 | *49.5 | 32.2 |
| < High School education, % | *16.4 | 21.6 | *15.5 | 20.4 | *16.1 | 19.2 | *15.9 | 19.7 | *14.8 | 17.6 |
Data shown as mean (± standard deviation) or frequency; †Excludes MESA participants with missing data on blood pressure and 661 participants who died prior to exam 5; *P < 0.001 compared to women at same exam; +P < 0.05 compared to women at same exam; ++Distribution of race/ethnicity differs significantly between men and women, P < 0.05;