Table 1 The basic characteristics of Japanese with different hypertension status in the baseline, NIPPON DATA80, Japan

From: Hypertension and life expectancy among Japanese: NIPPON DATA80

  

Blood pressure categories

    

Hypertension

Gender

Variables

No hypertension

Hypertension

Stage 1

Stage 2

Men

Age, years (s.d.)

45.9 (11.9)

55.4 (12.9)

56.6 (13.2)

54.8 (12.7)

 

BMI, kg m−2 (s.d.)

22.1 (2.8)

22.9 (2.9)

22.3 (2.7)

23.1 (3.0)

 

Height, cm (s.d.)

163.5 (19.5)

161.5 (19.3)

162.1 (35.8)

161.3 (6.5)

 

Weight, kg (s.d.)

59.0 (19.5)

59.6 (9.5)

56.8 (9.0)

60.3 (9.5)

 

Plasma glucose, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

98.3 (29.2)

106.4 (35.3)

107.3 (37.0)

105.8 (34.4)

 

Total cholesterol, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

183.9 (31.9)

188.1 (33.7)

183.9 (31.7)

189.7 (34.1)

 

Serum creatinine, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

1.0 (0.1)

1.1 (0.3)

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.3)

 

Smoking, n (%)

    
 

 Never smoker

357 (17.1)

417 (19.5)

95 (16.7)

315 (20.6)

 

 Current smoker

1388 (66.3)

1268 (59.4)

357 (62.7)

896 (58.5)

 

 Ex-smoker

346 (16.5)

445 (20.8)

116 (20.4)

316 (20.6)

 

 Unknown

2 (0.1)

5 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

4 (0.3)

 

Drinking, n (%)

    
 

 Never drinker

467 (22.3)

377 (17.7)

125 (22.0)

249 (16.3)

 

 Current drinker

1520 (72.6)

1613 (75.6)

403 (70.8)

1187 (77.5)

 

 Ex-drinker

104 (5.0)

141 (6.6)

41 (7.2)

91 (5.9)

 

 Unknown

2 (0.1)

4 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.3)

Women

Age, years (s.d.)

45.8 (11.7)

58.8 (12.1)

58.7 (12.0)

57.9 (12.3)

 

BMI, kg m−2 (s.d.)

22.2 (3.1)

23.8 (3.6)

23.3 (3.4)

24.0 (3.7)

 

Height, cm (s.d.)

151.2 (5.8)

148.3 (6.2)

148.2 (6.0)

148.4 (6.2)

 

Weight, kg (s.d.)

50.8 (7.7)

52.4 (9.1)

51.2 (8.6)

53.1 (9.2)

 

Plasma glucose, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

96.7 (24.3)

107.0 (33.4)

108.2 (35.7)

106.4 (32.4)

 

Total cholesterol, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

185.5 (32.7)

199.6 (34.3)

197.7 (33.9)

200.3 (34.6)

 

Serum creatinine, mg dl−1 (s.d.)

0.8 (0.1)

0.9 (0.2)

0.9 (0.3)

0.9 (0.2)

 

Smoking, n (%)

    
 

 Never smoker

2801 (89.2)

1968 (88.4)

705 (87.6)

1201 (89.0)

 

 Current smoker

280 (8.9)

194 (8.7)

76 (9.4)

113 (8.4)

 

 Ex-smoker

56 (1.8)

63 (2.8)

23 (2.9)

36 (1.7)

 

 Unknown

5 (0.2)

1 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Drinking, n (%)

    
 

 Never drinker

2405 (76.3)

1818 (81.7)

674 (83.7)

1084 (80.3)

 

 Current drinker

698 (22.2)

363 (16.3)

118 (14.7)

236 (17.5)

 

 Ex-drinker

43 (1.4)

40 (1.8)

13 (1.6)

25 (1.6)

 

 Unknown

5 (0.2)

5 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

5 (0.4)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NIPPON DATA80: National Integrated Project for Prospective Observation of Non-communicable Disease and its Trends in the Aged; s.d., standard deviation.