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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants by new onset-hypertension

From: Effect of fasting blood glucose on risk of new‐onset hypertension in rural Chinese population: a 15-year follow-up cohort

Variables

Male

Female

New onset-hypertension

P value

New onset-hypertension

P value

No (n = 1636)

Yes (n = 393)

No (n = 1558)

Yes (n = 398)

Age, y

47.5 ± 7.2

47.4 ± 6.9

0.807

44.7 ± 6.9

46.0 ± 7.2

0.001

SBP, mmHg

113.9 ± 11.6

119.8 ± 10.2

< 0.001

113.3 ± 11.6

119.3 ± 11.4

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

73.7 ± 8.2

77.6 ± 6.6

< 0.001

72.6 ± 7.9

76.0 ± 7.3

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

21.0 ± 2.2

21.7 ± 2.7

< 0.001

21.7 ± 2.6

22.6 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Waist circumference, cm

74.2 ± 7.3

76.7 ± 8.2

< 0.001

72.3 ± 7.6

75.2 ± 8.3

< 0.001

WHR, waist/hip

0.85 ± 0.15

0.86 ± 0.06

0.225

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.1

0.242

WHtR, waist/height

0.46 ± 0.04

0.47 ± 0.05

< 0.001

0.5 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.1

< 0.001

Laboratory results

      

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

5.3 (5.0–5.7)

5.3 (5.0–5.7)

0.883

5.3 (5.0–5.7)

5.4 (5.1–5.8)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.2 (3.8–4.8)

4.4 (3.8–4.9)

0.037

4.3 (3.8–4.9)

4.4 (3.9–5.0)

0.016

Triglycerides, mmol/L

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.0 (0.8–1.5)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

< 0.001

HDL, mmol/L

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

0.037

1.4 (1.1–1.6)

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

0.229

Smoking status, n (%)

  

0.049

  

0.296

 Never

342 (21.0)

74 (18.9)

 

1484 (95.6)

381 (96.2)

 

 Former

126 (7.7)

45 (11.5)

 

5 (0.3)

3 (0.8)

 

 Current

1161 (71.3)

273 (69.6)

 

64 (4.1)

12 (3.0)

 

Drinking status, n (%)

  

0.001

  

0.125

 Never

982 (60.2)

197 (50.3)

 

1511 (97.5)

384 (96.7)

 

 Former

31 (1.9)

12 (3.1)

 

1 (0.1)

2 (0.5)

 

 Current

617 (37.9)

183 (46.7)

 

37 (2.4)

11 (2.8)

 
  1. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WHR, Waist-to-Hip Ratio; WHtR, Waist-to-Height Ratio
  2. For continuous variables, values are presented as mean ± SD. For categorical variables, values are presented as n (%)
  3. Lab values are presented as median (IQR)