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Table 2 Changes in prehypertensive status of the full sample

From: Factors influencing the progression from prehypertension to hypertension among Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a 2-year longitudinal study

Total(n = 2845)

Normal BP[n(%)] = 932 (32.8%)

pre-HT[n(%)] = 1103 (38.8%)

HT[n(%)] = 810 (28.5%)

χ2/H/F

P -value

SBP(mmHg)

127.35 ± 5.99

128.41 ± 5.86

129.42 ± 6.02

26.233

 < 0.001a

DBP(mmHg)

75.75 ± 7.29

75.70 ± 7.09

75.96 ± 7.51

0.314

0.730a

Gender, n(%)

   

4.056

0.132c

Man

462(31.2)

579(39.1)

440(29.7)

  

Women

470(34.5)

524(38.4)

370(27.1)

  

Age group(years), n(%)

   

47.064

 < 0.001b

45–54

353(38.2)

372(40.2)

200(21.6)

  

55–64

368(32.5)

431(38.0)

335(29.5)

  

65–74

158(27.9)

217(38.3)

192(33.9)

  

 ≥ 75

52(24.0)

82(37.8)

83(38.2)

  

Missing, n

1

1

0

  

Marital status, n(%)

   

1.496

0.473c

Single

102(30.4)

130(38.7)

104(31.0)

  

Married or cohabiting

830(33.1)

973(38.8)

706(28.1)

  

Region, n(%)

   

3.167

0.205c

Urban

106(28.6)

153(41.4)

111(30.0)

  

Rural

820(33.3)

946(38.4)

697(28.3)

  

Missing, n

6

4

2

  

Education level, n(%)

   

10.233

0.037b

Primary and lower

624(32.6)

716(37.4)

576(30.1)

  

Junior/secondary/vocational school

280(33.3)

354(42.1)

206(24.5)

  

College and higher

28(31.5)

33(37.1)

28(31.5)

  

Current smoking status, n(%)

   

0.396

0.820c

Yes

344(32.1)

422(39.4)

306(28.5)

  

No

588(33.2)

681(38.4)

504(28.4)

  

Alcohol habits, n(%)

   

7.533

0.023c

Yes

411(30.8)

514(38.5)

411(30.8)

  

No

519(34.5)

587(39.0)

399(26.5)

  

Missing, n

2

2

0

  

Social activity, n(%)

   

3.097

0.213c

No

404(32.8)

458(37.2)

369(30.0)

  

Yes

528(32.7)

645(40.0)

441(27.3)

  

BMI, n(%)

   

39.890

 < 0.001b

Normal

519(35.9)

545(37.7)

380(26.3)

  

Underweight

58(41.7)

49(35.3)

32(23.0)

  

Overweight

264(30.2)

357(40.8)

254(29.0)

  

Obese

68(20.9)

135(41.4)

123(37.7)

  

Missing, n

23

17

21

  

Abdominal obesity, n(%)

   

23.106

 < 0.001c

No

378(37.9)

379(38.0)

240(24.1)

  

Yes

554(30.0)

724(39.2)

570(30.8)

  

Health status, n(%)

   

8.405

0.078b

Good

247(33.9)

292(40.1)

189(26.0)

  

Fair

467(30.9)

601(39.8)

441(29.2)

  

Poor

202(35.5)

198(34.8)

169(29.7)

  

Missing, n

16

12

11

  

Chronic disease, n(%)

   

18.262

 < 0.001b

0

335(34.0)

408(41.5)

241(24.5)

  

1

282(31.8)

352(39.7)

253(28.5)

  

 ≥ 2

301(32.7)

318(34.6)

301(32.7)

  

Missing, n

14

25

15

  

Sleep duration (h/night), n(%)

   

6.182

0.627b

 ≥ 7and < 8

176(32.7)

218(40.4)

145(26.9)

  

 < 6

289(32.7)

334(37.8)

260(29.4)

  

 ≥ 6and < 7

206(32.2)

260(40.7)

173(27.1)

  

 ≥ 8and < 9

173(35.1)

178(36.1)

142(28.8)

  

 ≥ 9

48(28.6)

74(44.0)

46(27.4)

  

Missing, n

40

39

44

  

Nap time(min/day), n(%)

   

9.084

0.011b

0

413(45.8)

486(45.3)

305(39.2)

  

 > 0 and < 30

61(6.8)

74(6.9)

59(7.6)

  

 ≥ 30 and < 60

92(10.2)

95(8.9)

78(10.0)

  

 ≥ 60

335(37.2)

418(39)

337(43.3)

  

Missing, n

31

30

31

  
  1. Abbreviations: BP Blood pressure, pre-HT Prehypertension, HT Hypertension, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, SBP Systolic blood pressure, BMI Body mass index
  2. aP-values are derived from One-way ANOVA test
  3. bP-values are derived from Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. cP-values are derived from Chi-square test