Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics^$ by diastolic blood pressure tertiles (N=3020)

Characteristic	≤ 73 mmHg	74–82 mmHg	≥83 mmHg	p-value
	N=1,009	N=1,041	N=970
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	67 ± 5	78 ± 3	90 ± 7
Diastolic blood pressure (hypertensive subgroup), mmHg	67 ± 5	78 ± 3	90 ± 7
Diastolic blood pressure (normotensive subgroup), mmHg	66 ± 5	77 ± 3	84 ± 1
Age, years	66 ± 11	63 ± 10	59 ± 10	<0.001
Male (%)	56	64	70	<0.001
Black(%)	12	14	21	<0.001
Hispanic ethnicity (%)	24	22	20	0.14
College educated (%)	36	35	36	0.84
Currently employed (%)	36	49	56	<0.001
Married (%)	63	67	64	0.19
Ever smoked (%)	59	59	63	0.065
Diabetes (%)	36	35	28	<0.001
Baseline hypertension* (%)	78	92	99	<0.001
Myocardial infarction (%)	6	5	5	0.63
Congestive heart failure (%)	1	1	1	0.95
Coronary artery bypass graft/ stent (%)	5	6	4	0.17
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%)	4	3	2	0.099
Peripheral vascular disease	4	3	3	0.60
Statin use (%)	77	73	69	<0.001
ACE-I or ARB use (%)	65	66	70	0.062
Body mass index, kg/m2	28.6 ± 5.9	29.2 ± 6.0	29.2 ± 5.7	0.034
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	130 ± 14	142 ± 14	158 ± 18	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (hypertensive subgroup), mmHg	133 ± 14	143 ± 13	158 ± 17	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (normotensive subgroup), mmHg	120 ± 7	125 ± 4	127 ± 2	<0.001
Mean arterial blood pressure, mmHg	88 ± 7	99 ± 5	113 ± 9	<0.001
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2	78 ± 19	81 ± 19	82 ± 19	<0.001
Serum LDL-cholesterol	108 ± 37	114 ± 42	118 ± 39	<0.001
Serum HDL-cholesterol	45 ± 16	46 ± 23	45 ± 17	0.58
Serum triglycerides	157 ± 101	171 ± 129	169 ± 118	0.027

^$Mean ± SD for continuous variables and N (%) for categorical variables are presented

^*History of hypertension or antihypertensive use or baseline elevated BP (>135/85)