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Table 3 Changes in prehypertensive status in men

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

Men(n = 1481)

Normal BP[n(%)] = 462 (31.2%)

pre-HT[n(%)] = 579 (39.1%)

HT[n(%)] = 440 (29.7%)

χ2/H/F

P -value

SBP(mmHg)

127.41 ± 5.84

128.42 ± 5.93

129.02 ± 5.91

8.623

 < 0.001a

DBP(mmHg)

76.14 ± 7.22

76.09 ± 7.23

76.29 ± 7.27

0.098

0.907a

Age group(years), n(%)

   

32.640

 < 0.001b

45–54

164(36.1)

187(41.2)

103(22.7)

  

55–64

193(32.5)

226(38.0)

175(29.5)

  

65–74

81(25.6)

126(39.9)

109(34.5)

  

 ≥ 75

24(20.7)

39(33.6)

53(45.7)

  

Missing, n

0

2

0

  

Marital status, n(%)

   

14.768

 < 0.001c

Single

26(19.4)

51(38.1)

57(42.5)

  

Married or cohabiting

436(32.4)

528(39.2)

383(28.4)

  

Region, n(%)

   

3.069

0.216c

Urban

49(26.2)

83(44.4)

55(29.4)

  

Rural

408(31.7)

495(38.4)

385(29.9)

  

Missing, n

5

1

0

  

Education level, n(%)

   

8.950

0.062b

Primary and lower

252(29.4)

327(38.2)

277(32.4)

  

Junior/secondary/vocational school

191(33.8)

231(40.9)

143(25.3)

  

College and higher

19(31.7)

21(35.0)

20(33.3)

  

Current smoking status, n(%)

   

6.464

0.039c

Yes

239(29.5)

340(42.0)

230(28.4)

  

No

223(33.2)

239(35.6)

210(31.2)

  

Alcohol habits, n(%)

   

5.202

0.074c

Yes

313(29.8)

410(39.0)

329(31.3)

  

No

148(34.7)

168(39.3)

111(26.0)

  

Missing, n

1

1

0

  

Social activity, n(%)

   

1.697

0.428c

No

190(30.4)

238(38.1)

197(31.5)

  

Yes

272(31.8)

341(39.8)

243(28.4)

  

BMI, n(%)

   

27.976

 < 0.001b

Normal

288(34.4)

308(36.8)

241(28.8)

  

Underweight

28(37.8)

28(37.8)

18(24.3)

  

Overweight

116(28.0)

181(43.7)

117(28.3)

  

Obese

19(15.2)

52(41.6)

54(43.2)

  

Missing, n

11

10

10

  

Abdominal obesity, n(%)

   

15.743

 < 0.001c

No

254(36.1)

261(37.1)

188(26.7)

  

Yes

208(26.7)

318(40.9)

252(32.4)

  

Health status, n(%)

   

11.358

0.023b

Good

143(34.4)

172(41.3)

101(24.3)

  

Fair

232(29.5)

312(39.7)

242(30.8)

  

Poor

80(31.1)

87(33.9)

90(35.0)

  

Missing, n

7

8

7

  

Chronic disease, n(%)

   

18.746

 < 0.001b

0

175(32.9)

232(43.6)

125(23.5)

  

1

138(29.1)

186(39.2)

150(31.6)

  

 ≥ 2

142(31.6)

151(33.6)

156(34.7)

  

Missing, n

7

10

9

  

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

   

4.154

0.843b

 ≥ 7and < 8

97(33.0)

112(38.1)

85(28.9)

  

 < 6

120(29.9)

161(40.1)

120(29.9)

  

 ≥ 6and < 7

116(30.4)

156(40.8)

110(28.8)

  

 ≥ 8and < 9

94(35.1)

95(35.4)

79(29.5)

  

 ≥ 9

24(27.6)

38(43.7)

25(28.7)

  

Missing, n

11

17

21

  

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

   

3.408

0.182b

0

179(39.8)

212(37.7)

145(34.4)

  

 > 0 and < 30

32(7.1)

37(6.6)

35(8.3)

  

 ≥ 30 and < 60

49(10.9)

46(8.2)

38(9.0)

  

 ≥ 60

190(42.2)

267(47.5)

204(48.3)

  

Missing, n

12

17

18

  
  1. Abbreviations: BP Blood pressure, pre-HT Prehypertension, HT Hypertension, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic 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