TABLE 1.
The clinical characteristics of normotension, prehypertension, and hypertension
| Variables |
Normotension (n = 7248) |
Prehypertension (n = 13 343) |
Hypertension (n = 11 533) |
p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 52.1 (44.8, 61.7) | 56.6 (47.9, 65.5) | 51.5 (43.3, 61.9) | <.001 |
| Sex (men) | 2045 (28.2%) | 5578 (41.8%) | 4751 (41.2%) | <.001 |
| Marital status | <.001 | |||
| Not married | 108 (1.5%) | 120 (0.9%) | 115 (1.0%) | |
| Married | 6928 (95.6%) | 12 879 (96.5%) | 10 743 (93.2%) | |
| Divorced | 78 (1.1%) | 85 (0.6%) | 97 (0.8%) | |
| Widowed | 134 (1.8%) | 259 (1.9%) | 578 (5.0%) | |
| Smoking | 890 (12.3%) | 1785 (13.4%) | 2440 (21.2%) | <.001 |
| Drinking | 1101 (15.2%) | 2237 (16.8%) | 3113 (27.0%) | <.001 |
| HR (bpm) | 72.5 (68.0, 78.5) | 73.0 (70.0, 78.5) | 75.0 (69.0, 82.0) | <.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.6 (22.0, 25.6) | 24.6 (22.9, 26.7) | 26.3 (24.1, 28.7) | <.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 112.5 (107.0, 116.5) | 127.0 (122.0, 131.0) | 147.5 (139.0, 160.0) | <.001 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 70.5 (65.5, 74.00) | 79.0 (73.5, 82.0) | 85.0 (78.0, 92.0) | <.001 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 163.32 (139.83, 190.47) | 171.39 (145.33, 192.31) | 176.16 (147.17, 209.19) | <.001 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 119.48 (93.81, 147.80) | 129.21 (98.24, 177.89) | 140.72 (103.55, 198.24) | <.001 |
| HDL‐c (mg/dl) | 53.41 (46.44, 65.02) | 53.02 (45.66, 65.79) | 51.47 (43.34, 61.92) | <.001 |
| LDL‐c (mg/dl) | 96.75 (76.63, 115.33) | 104.49 (81.27, 116.87) | 107.50 (82.04, 130.03) | <.001 |
| GLU (mg/dl) | 97.20 (90.00, 104.40) | 97.20 (91.80, 104.40) | 102.60 (95.40, 109.80) | <.001 |
| TyG | 8.65 (8.41, 8.90) | 8.75 (8.46, 9.10) | 8.88 (8.56, 9.24) | <.001 |
| TG/HDL‐c | 2.23 (1.61, 2.96) | 2.47 (1.74, 3.54) | 2.78 (2.86, 4.14) | <.001 |
HR, BMI, SBP, DBP, TC, TG, HDL‐c, LDL‐c, and GLU were described as medians [interquartile range (IQR)]; and sex, marital status, smoking, and drinking as frequencies [percentages (%)].
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GLU, fasting glucose; HDL‐c, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; HR, heart rate Age; LDL‐c, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.