Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects according to new-onset hypertension and sex
|  | Total Population n = 13,375 | New-onset hypertension in follow-up |  | Sex |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable |  | No n = 11,014 | Yes n = 2361 | p-value | Men n = 3082 | Women n = 10,293 | p-value |
Age at baseline | 46.67 ± 9.77 | 45.91 ± 9.64 | 50.22 ± 9.61 |  < .0001 | 45.64 ± 10.45 | 46.98 ± 9.54 |  < .0001 |
Age category |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  |  < .0001 |
 Young aged | 6211(46.44) | 5473(49.69) | 738 (31.26) |  | 1604(52.04) | 4607(44.76) |  |
 Middle aged | 7164 (53.56) | 5541(50.31) | 1623(68.74) |  | 1478(47.96) | 5686(55.24) |  |
Sex |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  |  |
 Men | 3082 (23.04) | 2270(20.61) | 812(34.39) |  | NA | NA |  |
 Women | 10,293(76.96) | 8744(79.39) | 1549(65.61) |  | NA | NA |  |
FPG | 88.68 ± 5.44 | 88.35 ± 5.40 | 90.24 ± 5.34 |  < .0001 | 90.67 ± 4.93 | 88.09 ± 5.44 |  < .0001 |
TG | 74.27 ± 27.35 | 72.81 ± 26.90 | 81.08 ± 28.40 |  < .0001 | 82.61 ± 28.61 | 71.77 ± 26.46 |  < .0001 |
HDL-C | 61.81 ± 11.39 | 62.26 ± 11.38 | 59.69 ± 11.21 |  < .0001 | 53.40 ± 9.86 | 64.32 ± 10.59 |  < .0001 |
TC | 192.68 ± 32.13 | 191.9 ± 32.17 | 196.4 ± 31.69 |  < .0001 | 187.9 ± 30.87 | 194.1 ± 32.35 |  < .0001 |
SBP | 106.63 ± 10.63 | 104.9 ± 10.17 | 114.8 ± 8.80 |  < .0001 | 110.6 ± 9.12 | 105.4 ± 10.76 |  < .0001 |
DBP | 66.29 ± 7.14 | 65.26 ± 6.96 | 71.07 ± 5.89 |  < .0001 | 69.65 ± 6.21 | 65.28 ± 7.09 |  < .0001 |
BMI | 22.39 ± 2.90 | 22.14 ± 2.81 | 23.51 ± 3.04 |  < .0001 | 23.41 ± 2.83 | 22.08 ± 2.85 |  < .0001 |
WHR | 0.83 ± 0.06 | 0.83 ± 0.06 | 0.86 ± 0.06 |  < .0001 | 0.87 ± 0.05 | 0.82 ± 0.06 |  < .0001 |
WC | 78.04 ± 8.25 | 77.32 ± 8.06 | 81.38 ± 8.29 |  < .0001 | 82.37 ± 7.63 | 76.74 ± 7.98 |  < .0001 |
WHtR | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.51 ± 0.05 |  < .0001 | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 0.08 |
Current smoking Status |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  |  < .0001 |
 No/occasionally | 10,998(88.11) | 9200(89.22) | 1798(82.86) |  | 1608(60.61) | 9390(95.53) |  |
 Quit smoking | 723 (5.79) | 540(5.24) | 183(8.43) |  | 524(19.75) | 199(2.02) |  |
 Still smoking | 761 (6.10) | 572(5.55) | 189(8.71) |  | 521(19.64) | 240(2.44) |  |
Regular exercise |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  | 0.84 |
 No | 7980(59.73) | 6677(60.69) | 1303(55.21) |  | 1836(59.57) | 6144(59.77) |  |
 Yes | 5381 (40.27) | 4324(39.31) | 1057(44.79) |  | 1246(40.43) | 4135(40.23) |  |
Alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  |  < .0001 |
 No/occasional | 12,733(95.31) | 10,544(95.85) | 2189(92.75) |  | 2691(87.48) | 10,042(97.65) |  |
 Quit drinking | 179 (1.34) | 141(1.28) | 38(1.61) |  | 111(3.61) | 68(0.66) |  |
 Still drinking | 448(3.35) | 315(2.86) | 133(5.64) |  | 274(8.91) | 174(1.69) |  |
Menopause status |  |  |  |  < .0001 |  |  | NA |
 No | 6284(61.08) | 5603(64.10) | 681(44.02) |  | NA | 6284(61.08) |  |
 Yes | 4004(38.92) | 3138(35.90) | 866(55.98) |  | NA | 4004(38.92) |  |