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Table 2 Subject characteristics according to blood pressure (BP) category and the use of antihypertensive medications

From: Potential impact of 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines on Korean population: a population-based cohort study

 

Systolic/diastolic BP (mm Hg) categories with no antihypertensive medication

Taking antihypertensive medication

Normal (< 120/80)

Elevated BP (120–129/< 80)

Prehypertension (130–139/80–89)

Grade 1 hypertension (140–159/90–99)

Grade 2 hypertension (≥160/100)

Proportion (%)

45.2%

5.5%

18.8%

8.7%

2.1%

19.6%

Estimated number (million)

13.5

1.7

5.6

2.6

0.6

5.9

Age, years

45.9 ± 0.2

57.1 ± 0.6

49.0 ± 0.3

52.7 ± 0.8

51.4 ± 0.4

63.8 ± 0.3

Sex, %

 Men

38.7 ± 0.6

50.5 ± 2.1

61.0 ± 1.1

65.4 ± 1.6

64.6 ± 3.0

46.4 ± 1.0

 Women

61.3 ± 0.6

49.5 ± 2.1

39.0 ± 1.1

34.6 ± 1.6

35.4 ± 3.0

53.6 ± 1.0

Anthropometric measurements

 Body mass index, kg/m2

23.0 ± 0.0

23.9 ± 0.1

24.5 ± 0.1

24.9 ± 0.1

26.0 ± 0.3

25.3 ± 0.1

 Waist circumference, cm

78.8 ± 0.2

82.8 ± 0.4

83.6 ± 0.2

85.2 ± 0.3

87.1 ± 0.7

86.8 ± 0.2

 Systolic BP, mmHg

105.5 ± 0.1

123.5 ± 0.1

123.1 ± 0.2

138.2 ± 0.4

158.7 ± 1.0

128.6 ± 0.4

 Diastolic BP, mmHg

69.4 ± 0.1

73.1 ± 0.2

82.5 ± 0.1

88.6 ± 0.3

100.8 ± 0.8

76.3 ± 0.3

 Heart rate, beat / min

56.9 ± 0.6

56.9 ± 1.6

57.3 ± 1.3

55.3 ± 0.5

71.5 ± 8.3

58.4 ± 0.8

Lifestyle behaviors

 Regular physical activity, %

33.5 ± 1.4

31.1 ± 3.5

35.2 ± 1.9

38.4 ± 3.0

42.4 ± 5.8

34.5 ± 1.6

 Heavy alcohol drinking, %

11.4 ± 0.6

19.4 ± 2.2

20.9 ± 1.1

29.2 ± 1.9

37.0 ± 3.8

18.2 ± 1.2

 Daily calorie intake, kcal

2045.0 ± 15.5

2046.0 ± 44.2

2197.7 ± 28.3

2159.6 ± 38.6

2317.3 ± 90.0

1822.3 ± 19.3

 Daily sodium consumption, mg

4022.9 ± 46.8

4013.1 ± 139.6

4373.0 ± 109.5

4210.9 ± 103.9

4492.7 ± 215.2

3468.7 ± 58.6

Comorbidities, %

 Obesity

21.9 ± 0.7

34.1 ± 2.0

39.2 ± 1.2

47.0 ± 1.7

56.6 ± 3.5

50.7 ± 1.0

 Diabetes mellitus

5.2 ± 0.4

15.0 ± 1.4

9.5 ± 0.7

10.8 ± 1.1

8.0 ± 2.0

27.6 ± 1.1

 Dyslipidemia

62.7 ± 1.7

77.6 ± 2.4

75.1 ± 1.6

81.0 ± 1.8

75.6 ± 3.7

85.3 ± 1.1

Laboratory findings

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

188.5 ± 0.5

193.7 ± 1.6

198.8 ± 0.9

201.4 ± 1.6

201.6 ± 2.4

185.3 ± 0.8

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

52.1 ± 0.2

49.9 ± 0.5

49.8 ± 0.3

49.8 ± 0.4

48.8 ± 0.8

47.8 ± 0.3

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

115.8 ± 0.7

117.1 ± 2.3

112.3 ± 1.2

119.7 ± 1.8

121.7 ± 3.1

107.8 ± 1.1

 Triglyceride, mg/dL

121.9 ± 1.7

153.1 ± 5.7

161.6 ± 3.3

185.6 ± 5.8

196.8 ± 11.2

159.1 ± 2.8

 Fasting glucose, mg/dL

95.9 ± 0.3

104.4 ± 1.0

102.1 ± 0.6

104.0 ± 0.9

104.9 ± 1.8

109.7 ± 0.6

 Calculated GFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

95.8 ± 0.3

92.7 ± 0.8

93.5 ± 0.4

92.2 ± 0.6

92.2 ± 1.2

84.6 ± 0.4

 10-year ASCVD risk

3.4 ± 0.1

10.7 ± 0.5

6.6 ± 0.2

10.7 ± 0.4

12.3 ± 0.8

19.6 ± 0.4

 History of cardiovascular disease

1.9 ± 0.2

4.9 ± 0.8

2.3 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 0.5

12.9 ± 0.7

  1. Values were presented as mean ± SD or percent with numbers of subjects
  2. HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, GFR Glomerular filtration rate, ASCVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease