TABLE 2

	African American		Caucasian
Characteristic	Male	Female	Male	Female	P value
Number	82	143	158	122
Age years	48.26.8	47.65.7	48.28.2	50.16.1	<0.040
Weight kg	94.219.2	88.720.5	97.817.5b	83.316.4	<0.001
BMI	29.85.1	32.97.2b	30.54.9	30.85.4	<0.001
Waist:hip	0.920.1b	0.840.1	0.970.1a,b	0.890.1a	<0.0001
Age HT Dx	40.29.4	39.18.5	41.810.7	45.86.0a,b	<0.0001
HT duration years	8.88.6a	8.17.2a	5.86.9	3.75.0	<0.0001
% on Rx	88	96b	90	97b	0.038
Rx duration years	7.07.6	6.96.4a	5.05.9	3.74.6	<0.0001
% on K+	26	39a,b	7	16a,b	<0.0001
% Smoker	22a	13a	7	4	<0.001
% Etoh user	62b	39	83a	82a	<0.0001
% College grad	39	31	45b	30	<0.035
% Menopause		58		66	0.328
% HRT		37		67a	<0.001

 Abbreviations are: BMI, body mass index [weight (kg) ÷ height squared (m²)]; waist:hip, waist-to-hip ratio; HT, hypertension; Dx, diagnosis; Rx, antihypertensive drug treatment; K⁺, potassium supplementation; Etoh, ethanol; HRT, hormone replacement therapy.

^a Significant difference between races within genders

^b Significant difference between genders within races