Characteristic N1 Hypertension, N = 14,860,1052 Non-hypertension, N = 36,939,2492 p-value3
Age (years) 9,693

<0.001
    middle-aged youth
1,296.0 (54.3%) 5,359.0 (86.7%)
    old people
1,836.0 (45.7%) 1,202.0 (13.3%)
Gender 9,693

0.974
    female
1,603.0 (51.6%) 3,273.0 (51.5%)
    male
1,529.0 (48.4%) 3,288.0 (48.5%)
Ethnicity 9,693

<0.001
    Non-Hispanic White
1,496.0 (72.5%) 2,834.0 (67.3%)
    Non-Hispanic Black
779.0 (12.8%) 1,174.0 (9.6%)
    Mexican American
380.0 (5.0%) 1,249.0 (9.8%)
    Other Hispanic
303.0 (4.2%) 776.0 (5.9%)
    Other/multiracial
174.0 (5.4%) 528.0 (7.3%)
education.attainment 9,693

0.257
    High school and below
1,789.0 (47.8%) 3,711.0 (46.0%)
    More than high school
1,343.0 (52.2%) 2,850.0 (54.0%)
drinking 9,693

<0.001
    More than two cups
504.0 (17.7%) 1,656.0 (26.8%)
    No more than two cups
2,628.0 (82.3%) 4,905.0 (73.2%)
Smoking 9,693

<0.001
    Never smoking
1,825.0 (60.1%) 4,460.0 (67.3%)
    Previous smoking or Current smoking
1,307.0 (39.9%) 2,101.0 (32.7%)
BMI(kg/m2) 9,693

<0.001
    Normal(18.5 to <25)
559.0 (17.6%) 2,327.0 (37.4%)
    Obese(30 or greater)
1,512.0 (47.7%) 1,773.0 (25.9%)
    Overweight(25 to <30)
1,031.0 (33.5%) 2,279.0 (34.3%)
    Underweight(<18.5)
30.0 (1.3%) 182.0 (2.4%)
Waist 9,693 104.4±15.6 94.0±15.2 <0.001
LDL(mmol/L) 9,693 2.9±0.6 2.9±0.6 0.464
TG(mmol/L) 9,693 1.5±1.2 1.3±0.7 <0.001
TC(mmol/L) 9,693 5.1±1.1 5.0±1.1 0.048
Diabetes 9,693 765.0 (19.3%) 335.0 (3.9%) <0.001
CAD 9,693 249.0 (7.1%) 89.0 (1.3%) <0.001
strokes 9,693 270.0 (6.9%) 62.0 (0.8%) <0.001
Cancer 9,693 468.0 (15.0%) 372.0 (6.1%) <0.001
TSH(uIU/mL) 9,693 2.1±2.4 2.0±4.0 <0.001
Tg(ng/mL) 9,693 17.7±52.9 14.9±33.8 0.218
FT4(pmol/L) 9,693 10.5±2.4 10.2±2.0 <0.001
1 N not Missing (unweighted)
2 n (unweighted) (%); Mean±SD
3 chi-squared test with Rao & Scott’s second-order correction; Wilcoxon rank-sum test for complex survey samples