Eligibility of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) to the Chinese Adults

Table 2

Participants meeting SPRINT eligibility criterion by hypertension status.

	Hypertension		No hypertension
	Treated^1	Untreated
Sample, N	1,225	2,269	542
Socioeconomic background
Age (years)
Gender (male, %)	380 (31.0%)	775 (34.2%)	126 (23.3%)
Educational level
None	132 (10.8%)	298 (13.2%)	60 (11.1%)
Primary	405 (33.1%)	842 (37.3%)	187 (34.8%)
Secondary/high school/higher secondary	491 (40.2%)	861 (38.1%)	207 (38.5%)
Trade school/college/university	194 (15.9%)	258 (11.4%)	84 (15.6%)
Risk factors of hypertension
Heart rate, beats/min
Total cholesterol, mg/dl
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dl
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, ml/min/1.73 m^2
Current smoking	214 (17.6%)	591 (26.6%)	95 (18.3%)
	724 (59.1%)	1,127 (49.7%)	215 (39.7%)
Framingham risk score
<10%	31 (2.6%)	125 (5.7%)	107 (20.9%)
10%-20%	465 (38.3%)	1,176 (53.4%)	319 (62.2%)
>20%	717 (59.1%)	900 (40.9%)	87 (16.9%)
Physical activity
Low	125 (10.4%)	309 (14.1%)	61 (12.0%)
Moderate	571 (47.6%)	1,008 (46.0%)	225 (44.1%)
High	503 (42.0%)	873 (39.9%)	224 (43.9%)
Blood pressure measurement
SBP(mmHg)
130-139 mmHg	203 (16.6%)	165 (7.3%)	542 (100%)
≥140 mmHg	1,022 (83.4%)	2,104 (92.7%)	0
DBP(mmHg)
80-89 mmHg	426 (34.8%)	703 (31.0%)	326 (60.2%)
≥90 mmHg	640 (52.2%)	1,275 (56.2%)	0

Reported as or number (%). Abbreviations: DBP: diastolic blood pressure. SBP: systolic blood pressure. SPRINT: Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. ¹Treated hypertension was defined by self-reported use of antihypertensive dedication with 1 or more classes.