Table 3 Baseline characteristics (first wave) of women and men with hypertension and corresponding controls
Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Hypertension | Control | P-value | Hypertension | Control | P-value |
Number of subjects (n=2233) | 370 | 736 | 356 | 771 | ||
Age (years) | 64.4±0.5 | 56.6±0.4 | <0.0001 | 63.2±0.6 | 57.3±0.4 | <0.0001 |
Body mass index (kg m−2) | 24.0±0.2 | 22.4±0.1 | <0.0001 | 23.7±0.1 | 22.6±0.1 | <0.0001 |
Smoking (n (%)) | 18 (4.9) | 61 (8.3) | 0.0375 | 99 (27.8) | 330 (42.8) | <0.0001 |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 143.1±0.8 | 113.6±0.5 | <0.0001 | 141.0±0.8 | 115.9±0.5 | <0.0001 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 84.0±0.5 | 69.5±0.3 | <0.0001 | 85.9±0.5 | 72.3±0.3 | <0.0001 |
Number of subjects (n=1781)a | 144 | 736 | 130 | 771 | ||
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 150.4±1.0 | 113.6±0.5 | <0.0001 | 150.3±1.1 | 115.9±0.4 | <0.0001 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 88.1±0.7 | 69.5±0.3 | <0.0001 | 92.5±0.7 | 72.3±0.3 | <0.0001 |
