Table 1 Characteristics of participants stratified by cSBP groups

From: Noninvasive central systolic blood pressure, not peripheral systolic blood pressure, independently predicts the progression of carotid intima-media thickness in a Chinese community-based population

Characteristics

Total

cSBP groups (mmHg)

p value

<120

120–140

≥140

n

953

222

427

304

 

Malea

349 (36.62%)

75 (33.78%)

160 (37.47%)

114 (37.50%)

0.605

Age (year)b

52.11 ± 4.74

50.55 ± 4.99

52.09 ± 4.55

53.29 ± 4.49

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)b

25.84 ± 3.27

25.23 ± 3.50

25.77 ± 3.22

26.38 ± 3.07

<0.001

Scr (μmol/l)b

65.23 ± 13.88

65.10 ± 13.70

65.26 ± 13.64

65.28 ± 14.39

0.987

cSBP (mmHg)b

132.55 ± 18.18

110.72 ± 8.27

129.11 ± 5.50

153.33 ± 12.11

<0.001

pSBP (mmHg)b

130.76 ± 15.40

119.84 ± 12.63

128.21 ± 11.90

142.31 ± 14.11

<0.001

Baseline max cIMT (μm)b

813.52 ± 118.49

780.41 ± 108.71

804.00 ± 111.95

851.05 ± 124.61

<0.001

Baseline mean cIMT (μm)b

681.11 ± 99.90

656.76 ± 90.03

672.97 ± 94.23

710.33 ± 107.59

<0.001

Follow-up max cIMT (μm)b

884.09 ± 128.39

844.71 ± 122.29

879.64 ± 123.86

919.10 ± 130.08

<0.001

Follow-up mean cIMT (μm)b

698.87 ± 96.58

671.71 ± 94.13

692.47 ± 91.52

727.68 ± 98.15

<0.001

Current smokinga

211 (22.14%)

55 (24.77%)

95 (22.25%)

61 (20.07%)

0.437

History of disease

 Hypertensiona

388 (40.71%)

43 (19.37%)

129 (30.21%)

216 (71.05%)

<0.001

 Diabetesa

172 (18.05%)

34 (15.32%)

66 (15.46%)

72 (23.68%)

0.008

 Dyslipidemiaa

671 (70.41%)

138 (62.16%)

300 (70.26%)

233 (76.64%)

0.002

Medication use

 Antihypertensivea

228 (24.05%)

31 (14.03%)

71 (16.75%)

126 (41.58%)

<0.001

 Lipid-loweringa

79 (8.36%)

15 (6.82%)

33 (7.80%)

31 (10.26%)

0.319

 Antidiabetesa

74 (7.79%)

15 (6.79%)

26 (6.12%)

33 (10.86%)

0.051

  1. cSBP central systolic blood pressure, pSBP peripheral systolic blood pressure, Scr serum creatinine
  2. aData were presented as number (percentage), differences between groups were tested by chi-square test
  3. bData were presented as mean  ±  SD, differences between groups were tested by one-way ANOVA
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