Table 2 Characteristics of Chinese adults (aged ≥18 years) by blood pressure levels and antihypertensive medication use based on the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 12,499)

Percentage of Chinese population

32.2

9.7

30.1

14.6

13.4

<0.001

 Age, year

43.0(33.0–55.0)

51.0(39.0–61.0)

50.0(41.0–59.0)

57.0(48.0–66.0)

62.0(56.0–71.0)

<0.001

 Women, %

63.9

48.9

46.8

44.2

53.3

<0.001

 Current smoking, %

22.9

34.8

34.3

38.3

30.5

<0.001

 Diabetes, %

1.4

2.9

3.0

4.4

4.1

<0.001

 SBP, mmHg

108.1 ± 8.1

123.2 ± 3.1

124.5 ± 8.3

144.6 ± 15.3

124.5 ± 17.7

<0.001

 DBP, mmHg

70.0 ± 6.2

74.0 ± 4.8

81.8 ± 4.2

90.9 ± 10.0

79.3 ± 10.7

<0.001

 The history of coronary heart disease, %

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.9

<0.001

 The history of Stroke, %

0.4

0.9

0.6

1.4

1.6

<0.001

 The history of CVD^c, %

0.7

1.2

1.0

2.0

2.4

<0.001