Table 2 Participant characteristics according to treatment status in hypertensive participants after propensity matching
Variables | Baseline systolic blood pressure 140–159 mmHg | Baseline systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Untreated n = 1539 | Treated n = 1539 | Standardized Differencea | P value | Untreated n = 811 | Treated n = 811 | Standardized Differencea | P Value | |
Age, years | 53.3 (8.2) | 53.4 (8.1) | −0.01 | 0.74 | 53.7 (8.5) | 53.8 (8.2) | −0.01 | 0.84 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.4 (3.9) | 25.3 (3.8) | 0.01 | 0.85 | 25.7 (4.8) | 25.7 (4.3) | −0.01 | 0.90 |
HbA1c, % | 5.8 (1.0) | 5.8 (1.0) | 0.002 | 0.96 | 5.9 (1.0) | 5.9 (1.2) | −0.06 | 0.22 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 148.8 (5.6) | 148.7 (5.6) | 0.03 | 0.45 | 173.0 (12.0) | 172.9 (12.1) | 0.002 | 0.97 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 94.0 (8.4) | 94.0 (9.4) | −0.003 | 0.94 | 104.3 (11.3) | 104.2 (11.6) | 0.02 | 0.76 |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 132.7 (33.8) | 133.5 (34.3) | −0.02 | 0.53 | 133.1 (34.2) | 133.0 (35.0) | 0.001 | 0.99 |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Men | 1269 (82.5) | 1267 (82.3) | 0.003 | 0.96 | 678 (83.6) | 681 (84.0) | 0.01 | 0.89 |
Current smoking | 510 (33.1) | 514 (33.4) | 0.01 | 0.91 | 333 (41.1) | 325 (40.1) | 0.02 | 0.72 |
Drinking alcohol: Not everyday | 835 (54.3) | 845 (54.9) | 0.01 | 0.94 | 428 (52.8) | 423 (52.2) | 0.04 | 0.74 |
Drinking alcohol: Everyday, small amount | 452 (29.4) | 444 (28.8) | 233 (28.7) | 246 (30.3) | ||||
Drinking alcohol: Everyday, large amount | 252 (16.4) | 250 (16.2) | 150 (18.5) | 142 (17.5) | ||||
Exercise habit | 615 (40.0) | 642 (41.7) | 0.04 | 0.34 | 290 (35.8) | 318 (39.2) | 0.07 | 0.17 |
Diagnosed comorbidities | ||||||||
Diabetes | 41 (2.7) | 33 (2.1) | 0.03 | 0.41 | 18 (2.2) | 22 (2.7) | 0.03 | 0.63 |
Cancer | 24 (1.6) | 23 (1.5) | 0.01 | 1.00 | 11 (1.4) | 12 (1.5) | 0.01 | 1.00 |
Chronic lung disease | 70 (4.5) | 66 (4.3) | 0.01 | 0.79 | 31 (3.8) | 24 (3.0) | 0.05 | 0.41 |
Liver disease | 86 (5.6) | 72 (4.7) | 0.04 | 0.29 | 29 (3.6) | 23 (2.8) | 0.04 | 0.48 |
Peptic ulcer | 68 (4.4) | 64 (4.2) | 0.01 | 0.79 | 37 (4.6) | 23 (2.8) | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 15 (1.0) | 17 (1.1) | 0.01 | 0.86 | 8 (1.0) | 5 (0.6) | 0.04 | 0.58 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 18 (1.2) | 20 (1.3) | 0.01 | 0.87 | 7 (0.9) | 9 (1.1) | 0.02 | 0.80 |
Insomnia | 60 (3.9) | 43 (2.8) | 0.06 | 0.11 | 15 (1.8) | 12 (1.5) | 0.03 | 0.70 |
Depression | 28 (1.8) | 22 (1.4) | 0.03 | 0.48 | 15 (1.8) | 8 (1.0) | 0.07 | 0.21 |