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Table 2 Socio-demographic and metabolic characteristics of all respondents according to Hypertension status stratified by sex of respondents in the NHANNES Data

From: Passive smoking exposure and the risk of hypertension among non-smoking adults: the 2015–2016 NHANES data

Characteristics

Women (N = 1961)

Men (n = 1006)

Hypertension Status

Hypertension Status

Combined

No

Yes

P

Combined

No

Yes

P

Age (years)

48.0 ± 18.1

41.2 ± 15.6

61.7 ± 14.6

< 0.0001

44.0 ± 17.4

38.6 ± 15.7

55.7 ± 14.8

< 0.0001

  < 60 years

1386(72.2)

1089(81.1)

297(18.9)

< 0.0001

827(79.0)

619(77.1)

208(22.9)

 < 0.0001

  ≥ 60 years

575(27.8)

152(29.2)

423(70.8)

279(21.0)

88(36.2)

191(63.8)

 

Race

White only

488(57.8)

301(65.9)

187(34.1)

< 0.0001

276(56.0)

178(68.7)

98(31.3)

< 0.0001

Hispanics only

725(18.4)

446(70.4)

279(29.6)

342(19.2)

227(74.4)

115(25.6)

Black only

385(12.4)

229(62.0)

156(38.0)

248(12.6)

131(58.0)

117(42.0)

 Others

363(11.4)

265(69.9)

98(30.1)

240(12.2)

171(69.4)

69(30.6)

Education

  < High School

1861(97.1)

1145(65.8)

716(34.2)

< 0.0001

1025(95.7)

634(67.4)

391(32.6)

< 0.0001

  ≥ High School

98(2.9)

94(97.1)

04(2.9)

80(4.3)

72(93.3)

08(6.7)

Employed

No

888(41.1)

450(51.6)

438(48.4)

< 0.0001

367(26.4)

196(61.2)

171(38.8)

< 0.0001

Yes

1068(58.9)

787(77.2)

281(22.8)

736(73.6)

508(70.9)

228(29.1)

Incomea

  ≤ $24,999

520(18.9)

269(52.9)

251(47.1)

< 0.0001

220(13.7)

133(69.2)

87(30.8)

< 0.0001

  > $24,999

1278(81.1)

871(70.5)

408(29.5)

794(86.3)

519(68.9)

275(31.1)

Marital Status

Never married

316(16.1)

243(83.1)

73(16.9)

< 0.0001

204(20.9)

165(82.9)

39(17.1)

< 0.0001

Marriedb

1089(62.7)

715(68.9)

374(31.1)

716(71.8)

435(66.3)

281(33.7)

Widowedc

456(21.3)

187(43.4)

269(56.6)

107(7.4)

34(33.8)

73(66.2)

Alcohol use

No

609(27.4)

349(62.5)

260(37.5)

< 0.0001

238(21.7)

163(72.9)

75(27.1)

< 0.0001

Yes

1036(72.6)

653(66.0)

383(34.0)

737(78.3)

451(67.9)

286(32.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

29.3 ± 7.5

28.0 ± 6.8

31.9 ± 8.2

< 0.0001

28.2 ± 6.8

27.0 ± 5.5

30.8 ± 6.6

< 0.0001

 Normal Weight

559(33.1)

435(79.9)

124(20.1)

< 0.0001

323(30.6)

256(84.9)

67(15.1)

< 0.0001

Overweight

521(28.5)

328(66.8)

193(33.2)

323(38.2)

253(66.9)

140(33.1)

 Obese

770(38.4)

402(55.5)

368(44.5)

334(31.3)

157(54.4)

177(45.6)

Hypertension Awareness

No

1316(69.8)

1241(95.5)

75(4.5)

< 0.0001

790(75.9)

707(90.4)

83(9.6)

< 0.0001

Yes

645(30.2)

00(0.0)

645(100.0)

315(24.1)

00(0.0)

315(100.0)

SBP (mmHg)

121.4 ± 17.9

114.0 ± 11.2

135.8 ± 19.9

< 0.0001

124.1 ± 15.7

117.8 ± 9.5

137.7 ± 17.6

< 0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

68.7 ± 10.6

67.9 ± 8.9

70.2 ± 13.2

< 0.0001

71.7 ± 11.6

70.0 ± 9.2

75.4 ± 15.0

< 0.0001

PSE

No

1471(76.8)

928(67.1)

543(32.9)

< 0.0001

794(75.5)

484(67.3)

310(32.7)

< 0.0001

Yes

484(23.2)

310(65.5)

174(34.5)

311(24.5)

222(72.5)

89(27.5)

  1. a - annual household income, b - married/living with partner, c - widowed/divorced/separated
  2. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation and compared using the t-test
  3. Categorical variables are presented as n(%) and compared using the x2 test