Baseline Characteristics of the Participants According to Blood Pressure Group
| Patient Characteristics | Percent With Hypertension (n = 4,616 [47%])* | Percent With Prehypertension (n = 2,708 [33%])* | Percent With Normal Blood Pressures (n = 1,662 [20%])* |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Number in sample and percent of total. Conversion using sample weights leads to n = 30,454,438 Americans represented for hypertension, n = 21,268,419 for prehypertension, and n = 12,249,021 for normotension. | |||
| Age, years | |||
| 25–50 | 42.59 | 70.91 | 81.73 |
| 51–64 | 36.44 | 21.52 | 14.69 |
| 65+ | 20.98 | 7.57 | 3.58 |
| Race | |||
| White | 86.29 | 92.05 | 92.64 |
| Black and other | 13.71 | 7.95 | 7.36 |
| Male | 48.56 | 49.79 | 29.33 |
| One or more risk factors | 96.60 | 93.38 | 89.13 |
| Ever smoked | 59.43 | 67.78 | 64.24 |
| Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 25.59 | 9.35 | 4.09 |
| Little or no exercise | 47.69 | 40.35 | 38.51 |
| Total cholesterol level >200 mg/dL | 74.04 | 63.22 | 49.72 |
| Previously diagnosed diabetes | 5.90 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| Previously diagnosed congestive heart failure | 1.60 | 0.55 | 0.26 |
| Previously diagnosed myocardial infarction | 5.55 | 2.37 | 1.64 |
| Previously diagnosed stroke | 2.51 | 0.34 | 0.33 |