Table 2 Comparisons of characteristics among different groups
Variables | No Hypertension or Stroke (n = 9297) | Hypertension (n = 4661) | Stroke (n = 340) | Hypertension and Stroke (n = 1054) | Statistic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), n (%) | χ2 = 3036.017 | < .001 | ||||
20–39 | 4352 (46.81) | 628 (13.47) | 47 (13.82) | 35 (3.32) | ||
40–59 | 3182 (34.23) | 1593 (34.18) | 116 (34.12) | 273 (25.90) | ||
60–79 | 1539 (16.55) | 2022 (43.38) | 135 (39.71) | 578 (54.84) | ||
≥ 80 | 224 (2.41) | 418 (8.97) | 42 (12.35) | 168 (15.94) | ||
Gender, n (%) | χ2 = 5.701 | 0.127 | ||||
Male | 4420 (47.54) | 2256 (48.40) | 158 (46.47) | 468 (44.40) | ||
Female | 4877 (52.46) | 2405 (51.60) | 182 (53.53) | 586 (55.60) | ||
Race, n (%) | χ2 = 354.297 | < .001 | ||||
Mexican American | 1317 (14.17) | 450 (9.65) | 40 (11.76) | 99 (9.39) | ||
Other Hispanic | 955 (10.27) | 411 (8.82) | 29 (8.53) | 98 (9.30) | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 3629 (39.03) | 1937 (41.56) | 183 (53.82) | 474 (44.97) | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 1790 (19.25) | 1359 (29.16) | 52 (15.29) | 280 (26.57) | ||
Other | 1606 (17.27) | 504 (10.81) | 36 (10.59) | 103 (9.77) | ||
Education level, n (%) | χ2 = 361.767 | < .001 | ||||
Less than 9th grade | 556 (5.98) | 352 (7.55) | 38 (11.18) | 140 (13.28) | ||
9-11th grade | 982 (10.56) | 567 (12.16) | 67 (19.71) | 182 (17.27) | ||
High school graduate | 1950 (20.97) | 1119 (24.01) | 86 (25.29) | 285 (27.04) | ||
Some college | 2933 (31.55) | 1549 (33.23) | 89 (26.18) | 329 (31.21) | ||
College graduate | 2876 (30.93) | 1074 (23.04) | 60 (17.65) | 118 (11.20) | ||
Marital Status, n (%) | χ2 = 1041.964 | < .001 | ||||
Married | 4725 (50.82) | 2555 (54.82) | 159 (46.76) | 440 (41.75) | ||
Widowed | 325 (3.50) | 508 (10.90) | 44 (12.94) | 208 (19.73) | ||
Divorced | 866 (9.31) | 607 (13.02) | 55 (16.18) | 200 (18.98) | ||
Separated | 280 (3.01) | 172 (3.69) | 19 (5.59) | 49 (4.65) | ||
Never married | 2180 (23.45) | 528 (11.33) | 41 (12.06) | 109 (10.34) | ||
Living with partner | 921 (9.91) | 291 (6.24) | 22 (6.47) | 48 (4.55) | ||
BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | χ2 = 815.638 | < .001 | ||||
< 18.5 | 176 (1.89) | 34 (0.73) | 3 (0.88) | 8 (0.76) | ||
18.5–24.9 | 3059 (32.90) | 745 (15.98) | 82 (24.12) | 169 (16.03) | ||
25.0–29.9 | 3016 (32.44) | 1501 (32.20) | 89 (26.18) | 262 (24.86) | ||
≥ 30.0 | 3046 (32.76) | 2381 (51.08) | 166 (48.82) | 615 (58.35) | ||
PIR, M (Q1,Q3) | 2.27 (1.15,4.30) | 2.20 (1.18,4.25) | 1.35 (0.91,2.48) | 1.42 (0.88,2.48) | χ2 = 260.784 | < .001 |
Diabetes, n (%) | χ2 = 1697.862 | < .001 | ||||
Yes | 556 (5.98) | 1046 (22.44) | 90 (26.47) | 452 (42.88) | ||
No | 8585 (92.34) | 3414 (73.25) | 240 (70.59) | 556 (52.75) | ||
Borderline | 156 (1.68) | 201 (4.31) | 10 (2.94) | 46 (4.36) | ||
CVDs, n (%) | χ2 = 1478.690 | < .001 | ||||
Yes | 9052 (97.36) | 4058 (87.06) | 269 (79.12) | 632 (59.96) | ||
No | 232 (2.50) | 585 (12.55) | 68 (20.00) | 406 (38.52) | ||
Unknown | 13 (0.14) | 18 (0.39) | 3 (0.88) | 16 (1.52) | ||
Reduce salt, n (%) | χ2 = 2010.879 | < .001 | ||||
Yes | 922 (9.92) | 1712 (36.73) | 64 (18.82) | 460 (43.64) | ||
No | 6251 (67.24) | 1882 (40.38) | 162 (47.65) | 270 (25.62) | ||
Unknown | 2124 (22.85) | 1067 (22.89) | 114 (33.53) | 324 (30.74) | ||
Type of table salt used, n (%) | χ2 = 207.986 | < .001 | ||||
Ordinary Salt | 6394 (68.77) | 2755 (59.11) | 239 (70.29) | 576 (54.65) | ||
Other Salt | 305 (3.28) | 263 (5.64) | 15 (4.41) | 81 (7.69) | ||
No table salt | 2598 (27.94) | 1643 (35.25) | 86 (25.29) | 397 (37.67) |