Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants stratified by hypertension status
Variable | Total (n = 1052) | Hypertension (n = 790) | No Hypertension (n = 262) | P-value†|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 Male | 529 (50.3) | 397 (50.3) | 132 (50.4) |  |
 Female | 523 (49.7) | 393 (49.7) | 130 (49.6) |  |
Age (mean (±SD)) | 75.9 (6.6) | 76.2 (6.4) | 75.1 (6.9) | 0.020 |
Age (years) (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.020 |
 65–69 | 227 (21.6) | 157 (19.9) | 70 (26.7) |  |
 70–74 | 227 (21.6) | 163 (20.6) | 64 (24.4) |  |
 75–79 | 241 (22.9) | 192 (24.3) | 49 (18.7) |  |
 80–84 | 232 (22.1) | 186 (23.5) | 46 (17.6) |  |
 85–94 | 125 (11.9) | 92 (11.6) | 33 (12.6) |  |
Living with partner (%) | 656 (63.0) | 420 (79.7) | 236 (45.9) | < 0.001 |
Smoking status (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Never | 565 (53.7) | 417 (52.8) | 148 (56.5) | 0.504 |
 Ex-smoker | 438 (41.6) | 337 (42.7) | 101 (38.5) |  |
 Current smoker | 49 (4.7) | 36 (4.6) | 13 (5.0) |  |
Education a (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.112 |
 Low level | 717 (68.2) | 552 (69.9) | 165 (63.0) |  |
 Middle level | 190 (18.1) | 136 (17.2) | 54 (20.6) |  |
 High level | 145 (13.8) | 102 (12.9) | 43 (16.4) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Underweight (< 18.5) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |  |
 Normal (18.5–24.9) | 213 (20.2) | 142 (18.0) | 71 (27.1) |  |
 Overweight (25–29.9) | 515 (49.0) | 379 (48.0) | 136 (51.9) |  |
 Obese (≥30) | 323 (30.7) | 269 (34.1) | 54 (20.6) |  |
 BMI (median (IQR)) | 27.9 (25.4–30.8) | 28.3 (25.8–31.2) | 26.9 (24.8–29.5) | < 0.001 |
Physically active (%) b | 561 (53.3) | 422 (53.4) | 139 (53.1) | 0.975 |
Heart diseases (%) * | 327 (31.1) | 250 (31.6) | 77 (29.4) | 0.544 |
Kidney diseases (%) * | 50 (4.8) | 42 (5.3) | 8 (3.1) | 0.185 |
Diabetes (%) c | 187 (17.8) | 167 (21.2) | 20 (7.6) | < 0.001 |
Stroke (%) * | 88 (8.4) | 68 (8.6) | 20 (7.6) | 0.715 |