Comparison of selected characteristics between hypertensive and non-hypertensive participants among U.S. adults aged ≥20 years who were not taking antihypertensive medication, NHANES 2005–20101,2.

1Sample size is unweighted.Pregnant women and individuals missing data on blood pressure measurement and hypertension status, reporting being on a low sodium diet or taking antihypertensive medication are excluded.2Hypertension included both diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension.Participants were classified as having diagnosed hypertension if they indicated that a health care provider told them they had high blood pressure and as having undiagnosed hypertension if they indicated they had not been told they had high blood pressure but were found to have a mean systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or a mean diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg.3Cardiovascular diseases included self-reported history of coronary heart disease, heart attack, angina, chronic heart failure, or stroke.4Diabetes mellitus was based on participants' self-reported history of diabetes diagnosis, or use of insulin or other diabetic medications to lower blood glucose.5Chronic kidney disease status was based on whether participants indicated they had “weak/failing kidneys”.6Heavy user of alcohol was defined as self-reported consumption of more than two beverages per day for men and more than one beverage per day for women.7Adults were classified as physically inactive if participants reported engaging in less than 10 minutes of moderate and/or vigorous-intensity activity per week.