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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Gender differences in the association between socioeconomic status and hypertension incidence: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)

Variables

All (n = 5282)

Subgroup

Men (n = 2596)

Women (n = 2686)

P value

Age

51.0 ± 8.5

50.9 ± 8.5

51.0 ± 8.6

0.669

 40–49

2828 (53.1)

1401 (54.0)

1427 (53.1)

0.672

 50–59

1341 (25.3)

661 (25.5)

680 (25.3)

 

 60–69

1113 (21.6)

534 (20.6)

579 (21.6)

 

SBP

111.1 ± 12.4

111.9 ± 11.7

110.2 ± 13.0

<0.001

DBP

71.7 ± 9.0

73.1 ± 8.9

70.3 ± 9.0

<0.001

BMI

24.3 ± 3.0

24.1 ± 2.9

24.5 ± 3.2

<0.001

WC

81.8 ± 8.6

83.0 ± 7.5

80.6 ± 9.4

<0.001

Education (years)

    

 High (≥10)

2583 (48.9)

1586 (61.1)

997 (37.1)

<0.001

 Medium (7–9)

1217 (23.0)

569 (21.9)

648 (24.1)

 

 Low (0–6)

1482 (28.1)

441 (17.0)

1041 (38.8)

 

Monthly income (*104 KRW)

    

 High (≥200)

2062 (39.0)

1144 (44.07)

918 (34.18)

<0.001

 Medium (100–199)

1568 (29.7)

791 (30.5)

777 (28.9)

 

 Low (<100)

1652 (31.3)

661 (25.5)

991 (36.9)

 

Family history of hypertension

    

 No

4352 (82.4)

2174 (83.7)

2178 (81.1)

0.011

 Yes

930 (17.6)

422 (16.3)

508 (18.9)

 

Current smoking status

    

 No

3931 (74.4)

1332 (51.3)

2599 (96.8)

<0.001

 Yes

1351 (25.6)

1264 (48.7)

87 (3.2)

 

Alcohol consumption

    

 No

4425 (83.8)

1779 (68.5)

2646 (98.5)

<0.001

 Yes

857 (16.2)

817 (31.5)

40 (1.5)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (percentage). Comparisons performed with independent two-sample t-test for continuous variables and with χ2-test for categorical variables. SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; BMI body mass index; WC waist circumference