Characteristic

Normal BP

Prehypertension

Hypertension

n (%)

502 (38.8%)

391 (30.3%)

399 (30.9%)

Age-adjusted means (95% confidence intervals) of characteristic

P

BMI, kg/m²

24 (23.5 - 24.5)

25 (24.5 - 25.5) $£

26.8 (26.2 - 27.3) $

<0.0001

Waist, cm

81.4 (80.3 - 82.5)

84.5 (83.3 - 85.8) $£

89.5 (88.2 - 90.7) $

<0.0001

Heart rate, beats/min

78 (76 - 79)

77 (76 - 78) £

80 (78 - 81)

0.0021

Plasma glucose, mg/dl

107 (102 - 113)

106 (101 - 111)

113 (108 - 119)

<0.0001

TC, mg/dl

170 (165 - 175)

172 (167 - 177)

174 (168 - 179)

<0.0001

HDL-C, mg/dl

44 (43 - 46)

43 (42 - 45)

44 (42 - 46)

0.2603

LDL-C, mg/dl

102 (98 - 106)

105  (100 - 109)

104 (99 - 108)

<0.0001

Triglycerides, mg/dl

120 (110 - 131)

124 (113 - 135)

135 (124 - 147)

<0.0001

Age-adjusted prevalence (%) and (95% confidence intervals) of characteristic

P

Overweight/obesity

35.1 (30.9 - 39.3)

41.6 (37 - 46.2) £

52.2 (47.3 - 57.1)

<0.0001

Abdominal obesity

22.5 (18.6 - 26.4)

25.9 (21.6 - 30.1) £

39.6 (35 - 44.1)

0.0013

Low fruit consumption

57.1 (52.6 - 61.6)

58.0 (53.1 - 63.0)

52.0 (47.0 - 57.5)

<0.0001

Low legumes intake

36.5 (32.1 - 40.9)

39.1 (34.3 - 43.9)

33.3 (28.2 - 38.4)

<0.0001

Tobacco use

5.6 (3.5 - 7.7)

5.1 (2.8 - 7.4)

5.7 (3.2 - 8.1)

0.0006

Diabetes

3.4 (1.6 - 5.2)

3.6 (1.7 - 5.6)

5.7 (3.6 - 7.8)

0.7575

Dyslipidemia

69.8 (64.6 - 75.1)

71.4 (65.9 - 77)

78.8 (72.9 - 84.6)

<0.0001

Metabolic syndrome

1.6 (−1.8 - 5.1)

2.4 (−1.2 - 6.1)

41 (37.2 - 45)

<0.0001