Table 1 Demographic and disease-related characteristics of Korean adults with and without hypertension
|  | Total (n = 497) | Normotensives (n = 359) | Hypertensives (n = 138) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (women) | 346 (69.6) | 254 (70.8) | 92 (66.7) | 0.44 |
Age (y) | 56.9 ± 8.5 | 55.5 ± 8.8 | 60.7 ± 6.2 | < 0.01 |
Education (college or higher) | 195 (39.3) | 155 (43.3) | 40 (29.0) | < 0.01 |
Subjective economic status (low) | 81 (16.3) | 52 (14.5) | 29 (21.0) | 0.10 |
Cardiometabolic disease status | ||||
 Obesitya | 155 (31.2) | 88 (24.5) | 67 (48.6) | < 0.01 |
 Diabetes mellitusb | 46 (9.3) | 23 (6.4) | 23 (16.7) | < 0.01 |
 Dyslipidemiac | 237 (47.7) | 143 (39.8) | 94 (68.1) | < 0.01 |
Family history of hypertension | 229 (46.1) | 150 (41.8) | 79 (57.3) | < 0.01 |
Hypertension duration (years) | – | – | 8.4 ± 6.6 | – |
Antihypertensive drug treatment (yes) | – | – | 105 (93.8) | – |
Frequency of BP measurement during the previous 1 year | ||||
  ≤ 4 times | 267 (53.7) | 236 (65.7) | 31 (22.5) | < 0.01 |
 5–12 times | 161 (32.4) | 87 (24.2) | 74 (53.6) |  |
  > 12 times | 69 (13.9) | 36 (10.0) | 33 (23.9) |  |
Awareness of their own BP value (yes) | 359 (72.2) | 243 (67.7) | 116 (84.1) | < 0.01 |
Lifestyle behaviors | 113 (22.7) | 86 (24.0) | 27 (19.6) | 0.35 |
Current non-smoking | 454 (91.4) | 328 (91.4) | 126 (91.3) | 1.00 |
Current non-drinking | 191 (38.4) | 142 (39.6) | 49 (35.5) | 0.47 |
Regular walking (≥60 min/day) | 328 (66.0) | 241 (67.1) | 87 (63.0) | 0.45 |
Dietary education over the past 1 year (yes) | 72 (14.5) | 58 (16.4) | 13 (9.4) | 0.07 |