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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the Participants

From: Validation of the Framingham hypertension risk score in a middle eastern population: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS)

Characteristic

Baseline Population*

No. of participants

5423

Mean age (SD), y

38.7 (11.7)

Women, n (%)

3067 (56.6)

Systolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg

108.8 (11.8)

Diastolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg

73.8 (7.9)

Current smoker, n (%)

772 (14.2)

Parental hypertension, n (%)

1399 (25.8)

Mean body mass index (SD), kg/m2

26.9 (4.7)

  1. SD Standard Deviation
  2. *Numbers represent mean ± SD for continuous variables and percentages are corresponding to “Yes” for dichotomous variables