Table 1 Characteristics of subjects used to analyze the relationship between SHS and hypertension risk in the RECS Data.

From: Secondhand smoking increased the possibility of hypertension with a significant time and frequency dose-response relationship

Characteristicsa

All

SHS

P valueb

hypertension

P valueb

Yes

No

Yes

No

Sample size, n

30,778

9200(29.89)

21,578(70.11)

 

8977(29.17)

21,801(70.83)

 

Age (year)

50.60 ± 12.87

47.56 ± 12.61

51.89 ± 12.76

< 0.001

56.60 ± 10.28

48.12 ± 13.01

< 0.001

Sex

       

Male

6124(19.90)

1427 (23.30)

4697(76.70)

< 0.001

1986(32.43)

4138(67.57)

< 0.001

Female

24,654(80.10)

7773 (31.53)

16,881(68.47)

6991(28.36)

17,663(71.64)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.69 ± 3.59

23.81 ± 3.96

23.64 ± 3.42

< 0.001

24.96 ± 3.96

23.16 ± 3.29

< 0.001

Lean (< 18.5 kg/m2)

1447(4.73)

410 (28.33)

1037(71.67)

< 0.001

203(14.03)

1244(85.97)

< 0.001

Normal (18.5 ~ 23.9 kg/m2)

15,780(51.55)

4638(29.39)

11,142(70.61)

3437(21.78)

12,343(78.22)

Overweight (24.0 ~ 27.9 kg/m2)

10,254(33.50)

3080(30.04)

7174(69.96)

3759(36.66)

6495(63.34)

Obesity (≥ 28.0 kg/m2)

3129(10.22)

1008(32.21)

2121(67.79)

1539(49.19)

1590(50.81)

Nationality

       

Han

30,434(99.18)

9076(29.82)

21,358(70.18)

< 0.001

8901(29.25)

21,533(70.75)

< 0.001

Other

253(0.82)

90(35.57)

163(64.43)

90(35.57)

208(82.21)

Drinking

       

Drinker

24,013(78.15)

6572(27.37)

17,441(72.63)

< 0.001

7689(32.02)

16,324(67.98)

< 0.001

Non-drinker

6713(21.85)

2614(38.94)

4099(61.06)

1278(19.04)

5435(80.96)

Occupation

       

Employed

8449(27.82)

2169(25.67)

6280(74.33)

< 0.001

3246(38.42)

5203(61.58)

< 0.001

Unemployed

21,922(72.18)

6886(31.41)

15,036(68.59)

5644(25.75)

16,278(74.25)

Household income(¥)

       

< 10,000

3398(11.34)

790(23.25)

2608(76.75)

< 0.001

1199(35.29)

2199(64.71)

< 0.001

10,000–50,000

15,533(51.83)

4131(26.59)

11,402(73.41)

5149(33.15)

10,384(66.85)

50,000–100,000

5278(17.61)

1919(36.36)

3359(63.64)

1524(28.87)

3754(71.13)

> 100,000

5758 (19.21)

2052 (35.64)

3706 (64.36)

 

946(16.43)

4812(83.57)

 

Education

       

Primary school and lower

10,896(35.51)

2779(25.50)

8117 (74.50)

< 0.001

4020(36.89)

6876(63.11)

< 0.001

Middle and junior college

11,538(37.60)

3209(27.81)

8329 (72.19)

3893(33.74)

7645(66.26

 University and higher

8253(26.89)

3168(38.39)

5085 (61.61)

1047(12.69)

7206(87.31)

Marital Status

       

Single

1882(6.15)

761(40.44)

1121 (59.56)

< 0.001

187(9.94)

1695(90.06)

< 0.001

Married

26,843(87.69)

8139(30.32)

18,704 (69.68)

7989(29.76)

18,854(70.24)

Divorced and others

1887(6.16)

238(12.61)

1649 (87.39)

760(40.28)

1127(59.72)

Physical activity(MET/d)

21.07 ± 31.01

21.53 ± 29.57

20.87 ± 31.61

0.079

19.09 ± 27.44

21.88 ± 32.34

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

123.28 ± 18.83

122.2 1 ± 18.74

123.74 ± 18.85

< 0.001

143.57 ± 16.82

114.93 ± 12.03

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

79.39 ± 11.08

78.99 ± 11.12

79.56 ± 11.05

< 0.001

90.27 ± 10.30

74.91 ± 7.79

< 0.001

  1. SHS, secondhand smoking; RECS, Regional Ethnic Cohort Study; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MET, metabolic equivalent of task.
  2. a For some variables, the sum of categories was not equal to the total due to missing data. Continues variables were presented as Mean (SD) and categorical variables were presented as N (%).
  3. b Based on the T-test for continuous data and χ2 tests for categorical data.