Table 1 Baseline characteristics for normotension, prehypertension and hypertension

Age

48.4 ± 9.0

50.9 ± 9.7*

57.1 ± 10.1#†

Males, n (%)

544 (32.9)

1728 (47.8)

2553 (48.4)

Han ethnicity, n (%)

1575

3428

5014

Height, cm

160.1 ± 7.5

161.3 ± 8.2*

160.2 ± 8.4#

Weight, kg

59.5 ± 9.6

63.6 ± 11.1*

65.8 ± 11.5#†

WC, cm

77.7 ± 8.6

80.9 ± 9.3*

84.8 ± 9.7#†

BSA, m2

1.59 ± 0.15

1.64 ± 0.18*

1.67 ± 0.18#†

BMI, kg/ m²

23.2 ± 3.3

24.4 ± 3.5*

25.6 ± 3.6#†

BMI ≥ 30 kg/ m², n (%)

2.4

5.9

10.5**

Current smoke, n (%)

32.6

36.6

34.7**

Current drinking, n (%)

12.6

23.8

24.5**

Heart rate, bmp

76 ± 11

77 ± 12*

79 ± 14#†

SBP, mmHg

112.1 ± 5.8

129.2 ± 5.8*

158.7 ± 19.3#†

DBP, mmHg

69.1 ± 5.8

77.7 ± 6.4*

88.8 ± 11.0#†

MAP, mmHg

83.5 ± 5.1

94.8 ± 5.1*

112.1 ± 11.7#†

PP, mmHg

43.0 ± 5.8

51.6 ± 7.4*

69.9 ± 17.4#†

TC, mmol/L

4.9 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 1.0*

5.4 ± 1.1#†

TG, mmol/L

1.3 ± 1.1

1.5 ± 1.3*

1.8 ± 1.6#†

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.6 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.8*

3.1 ± 0.9#†

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.4*

1.4 ± 0.4†

FPG, mmol/L

5.5 ± 1.2

5.7 ± 1.3*

6.2 ± 1.9#†

PC, mg/dl

70.1 ± 11.6

71.2 ± 12.8

72.9 ± 27.3#†

Hemoglobin, g/dl

132.8 ± 17.2

138.6 ± 20.0*

140.6 ± 18.1#†

UA, umol/L

270.7 ± 77.2

285.2 ± 81.3*

301.0 ± 87.2#†

Antihypertensive medication, n (%)

0

0

1525 (28.9)