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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants, Chongqing, China (%)

From: Correction to: Increase in the prevalence of hypertension among adults exposed to the great Chinese famine during early life

Variable

Hypertension (n = 150)

Non-Hypertension (n = 1074)

p-value

Timing of exposure to famine

  

0.0524

Childhood exposure

32.00

23.37

 

Fetal and infant exposure

36.00

37.34

 

Non-exposure

32.00

39.29

 

Gender

  

< 0.001**

Male

75.33

53.45

 

Female

24.67

46.55

 

Male

  

0.305

Childhood exposure

29.20

23.34

 

Fetal and infant exposure

38.05

37.46

 

Non-exposure

32.74

39.20

 

Female

  

0.065

Childhood exposure

29.73

37.20

 

Fetal and infant exposure

40.54

23.40

 

Non-exposure

29.73

39.40

 
  1. Definition: 1) **Statistical difference exists (p < 0.001), *with statistical difference (P < 0.05)