Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants by Hypertension Status and Pulse Pressure, WHAS II (N = 336).

Control group (SBP≤139 mmHg); HTN I = Hypertension I (SBP 140–159 mmHg); HTN II = Hypertension II (SBP≥160); PP lower tertile = Pulse pressure 48–68 mmHg, PP middle tertile = Pulse pressure 71–77 mmHg, and PP upper tertile = Pulse pressure 84–108 mmHg.Statistics = Chi-square test was used for categorical and ANOVA with pairwise comparisons for continuous variables.Hx HTN = history of high blood pressure, Hx stroke = history of stroke, Hx MI = history of myocardial infarction, Hx Angina = history of angina, Hx CHF = history of congestive heart failure, Hx PAD = history of peripheral artery disease, Hx DM = history of diabetes mellitus; BMI = Body Mass Index, GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale.