Table.
| Baseline characteristic | (N=569) |
|---|---|
| Demographic features | |
| Age (y) | 43.9±10.5 |
| Sex | |
| Women | 48.3 (275) |
| Men | 51.7 (294) |
| Geographic location | |
| Rural | 13.7 (78) |
| Urban/suburban | 86.3 (491) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Overweight/obesity | 12.0 (68) |
| Prediabetes | 2.6 (15) |
| Diabetes | 7.9 (45) |
| CKD | 0.5 (3) |
| Dyslipidemia | 15.5 (88) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 0.5 (3) |
| COPD | 1.5 (8) |
| Asthma | 6.3 (36) |
| Initial SBP (mm Hg) | |
| <120 | 5.4 (31) |
| 120-129 | 11.3 (64) |
| 130-139 | 16.0 (91) |
| 140-159 | 42.0 (239) |
| >160 | 25.3 (144) |
a
CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
b
Categorical variables are presented as percentage (number). Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation.