Table 1

Demographic Information on Patients With Diagnosed Hypertension and Patients With No Hypertension

CharacteristicHypertension
(n = 68)
No Hypertension
(n = 372)
P Value
Sex, No. (%)>.999
  Male33 (48.5)179 (48.1)
  Female35 (51.5)193 (51.9)
Age, year (SD)47.6 (10.4)41.2 (12.7)<.001
BMI, kg/m2 (SD)33.6 (6.8)28.6 (8.7)<.001
Smoking status, No. (%).530
  Never28 (66.7)83 (58.9)
  Quit11 (26.2)40 (28.3)
  Current3 (7.1)18 (12.8)
Visits per year, No. (SD)2.5 (2.8)1.9 (1.3).096
Average blood pressure
  Systolic, mm Hg (SD)135.3 (11.1)114.7 (11.4)<.001
  Diastolic, mm Hg (SD)82.7 (6.7)70.1 (7.5)<.001
  • BMI = body mass index.