Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Risk of cancer history in cardiovascular disease among individuals with hypertension

 

Total

Cancer History (−)

Cancer History (+)

P Value

 

n = 747,620

n = 721,089

n = 26,531

 

Age, years

52 (46–59)

52 (45–59)

59 (52–64)

<0.001

Men, n (%)

524,722 (70.2)

509,511 (70.7)

15,211 (57.3)

<0.001

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

24.6 (22.2–27.5)

24.6 (22.2–27.6)

23.9 (21.5–26.5)

<0.001

Obesity, n (%)

348,056 (46.6)

337,800 (46.8)

10,256 (38.7)

<0.001

Diabetes Mellitus, n (%)

92,619 (12.4)

88,607 (12.3)

4,012 (15.1)

<0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

449,768 (60.2)

433,948 (60.2)

15,820 (59.6)

0.072

Cigarette Smoking, n (%)

204,125 (27.3)

200,033 (27.7)

4,092 (15.4)

<0.001

Alcohol Consumption, n (%)

255,504 (34.2)

247,198 (34.3)

8,306 (31.3)

<0.001

Physical Inactivity, n (%)

402,973 (53.9)

389,121 (54.0)

13,852 (52.2)

<0.001

Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg

140 (129–148)

140 (129–148)

138 (126–147)

<0.001

Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg

89 (80–95)

89 (80–95)

85 (77–92)

<0.001

Antihypertensive medications, n (%)

337,164 (45.1)

321,020 (44.5)

16,144 (60.8)

<0.001

Glucose, mg/dL

98 (90–107)

97 (90–107)

99 (91–109)

<0.001

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, mg/dL

125 (105–147)

125 (105–147)

122 (101–143)

<0.001

High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, mg/dL

58 (49–71)

58 (49–71)

62 (51–75)

<0.001

Triglycerides, mg/dL

107 (74–159)

107 (74–159)

102 (72–148)

<0.001

  1. Values are shown as median (25–75th percentiles) unless specified
  2. P values were calculated using a Chi-square test for categorical variables and a Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables