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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population (N = 3229)

From: Elevated blood pressure level based on 2017 ACC/AHA guideline in relation to stroke risk in rural areas of Liaoning province

 

Women (n = 2113)

Men (n = 1116)

P Value

Total N = 3229

Age (years)

54.56 ± 0.21

57.58 ± 0.32

0.014

55.60 ± 0.18

Ethnicity, %

 Han

52.3

55.6

 

53.5

 Manchu

46.0

43.1

 

45.0

 Mongolian

1.7

1.3

0.189

1.5

Education level, %

 Primary school or below

73.8

59.1

 

68.7

 Middle school

22.0

30.0

 

24.7

 High school or above

4.2

10.9

<0.001

6.5

Current smoking, %

21.4

55.4

<0.001

33.1

Current drinking, %

4.7

43.9

<0.001

18.2

BMI (kg/m2)

23.39 ± 0.08

22.93 ± 0.10

<0.001

23.23 ± 0.06

Labor strength

 I

21.8

17.3

 

20.2

 II

23.7

18.6

 

22.0

 III

44.1

43.4

 

43.8

 IV

10.4

20.7

<0.001

14.0

Dyslipidemia, %

64.9

61.7

0.073

63.8

Diabetes, %

9.7

10.2

0.673

9.9

Atrial fibrillation, %

4.7

2.9

0.013

4.1

SBP (mmHg)

128.19 ± 0.47

132.76 ± 0.62

0.157

129.40 ± 0.37

DBP (mmHg)

80.89 ± 0.25

84.48 ± 0.36

0.044

82.15 ± 0.22

BP levela

 Normal

31.2

18.8

 

26.9

 Elevated

9.0

8.3

 

8.8

 Stage 1

28.2

31.0

 

29.2

 Stage 2

31.6

41.8

<0.001

35.2

History of CHD, %

11.5

7.7

0.001

10.2

Antihypertensive medications, %

3.7

2.9

0.916

3.4

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride; LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CHD Coronary heart disease, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure. P for category from chi-square; for continuous from student’ t test. a BP level was defined by 2017ACC/AHA hypertension guideline