Table 2 Age-adjusted demographic characteristics among Chinese rural adults aged 35–74 years in three surveys

From: Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in a Chinese rural area from 1991 to 2007

 

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

SBP (mm Hg)

DBP (mm Hg)

Overweight, % (s.e.)

Obesity, % (s.e.)

Smoking, % (s.e.)

Alcohol drinking, % (s.e.)

High-level education, % (s.e.)

High-strength physical activity, % (s.e.)

1991 (n=8359)

58.2±8.9

163.4±8.7

123.1±19.1

74.7±10.9

19.7 (0.9)

3.5 (0.4)

42.5 (1.1)

25.2 (0.9)

2.4 (0.3)

75.5 (0.9)

2002 (n=18922)

63.4±10.8*

164.6±8.4

125.8±19.8*

79.6±11.4*

39.8 (0.7)**

5.4 (0.3)*

27.2 (0.6)**

22.1 (0.6)*

4.4 (0.3)**

62.1 (0.7)*

2007 (n=20167)

66.4±11.3##, □

163.9±7.9

127.9±20.4#,□

81.0±12.3#

49.7 (0.7)##,□

9.3 (0.4)##,□□

16.3 (0.5)##,□

18.0 (0.5)#,□

9.1 (0.4)##,□□

49.5 (0.7)**,□

  1. Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  2. *P<0.05, **P<0.01: vs. 1991; #P<0.05, ##P<0.01: vs. 1991; P<0.05, □□P<0.01: vs. 2002.