Table 1 Comparison of the participants with and without available data, among those eligible for the analysis
From: Incidence of hypertension in a prospective cohort study of adults from Porto, Portugal
With available data N=796 n (%) | Without available data N=323 n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Female gender | 498 (62.6) | 214 (66.2) | 0.245 |
Age (years) | |||
<40 | 255 (32.0) | 140 (43.3) | 0.001 |
40–60 | 433 (54.4) | 141 (43.6) | |
≥60 | 108 (13.6) | 42 (13.0) | |
Education | |||
≤4 | 194 (24.4) | 86 (26.6) | 0.552 |
4–12 | 300 (37.7) | 125 (38.7) | |
≥13 | 302 (37.9) | 112 (34.7) | |
Married/civil union | 533 (67.0) | 195 (60.6) | 0.042 |
Tobacco consumption | |||
current smoker | 242 (30.5) | 124 (39.0) | 0.019 |
ex-smoker | 151 (19.0) | 48 (15.1) | |
never-smokers | 401 (50.5) | 146 (45.9) | |
Ethanol intake ≥15.0 g/day (women) or ≥30.0 g/day (men) | 193 (26.1) | 67 (23.2) | 0.331 |
Physical activity 1 | |||
1st third | 262 (33.2) | 99 (31.1) | 0.674 |
2nd third | 257 (32.6) | 112 (35.2) | |
3rd third | 269 (34.1) | 107 (33.6) | |
Body mass index (Kg/m 2 ) | |||
<25 | 411 (52.4) | 178 (56.7) | 0.284 |
25–29.9 | 281 (35.8) | 108 (34.4) | |
≥30 | 92 (11.7) | 28 (8.9) | |
Blood pressure at baseline 2 | |||
Optimal | 286 (35.9) | 121 (37.5) | 0.043 |
Normal | 266 (33.4) | 126 (39.0) | |
High normal | 244 (30.6) | 76 (23.5) |