Population Characteristics of US Adults Aged 18 Years and Older According to NHANES Survey Period, 1988–1994 &1990–2010.

<p>Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HTN, hypertension; HDL, high density lipoprotein; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; NA, not available.</p>*<p>Weighted number.</p>†<p>The unweighted number (for means) or numerator (for prevalences) corresponding with each variable category.</p>‡<p>In order to account for a change in NHANES race/ethnicity definitions in 2005–2010, we placed Hispanic in the “Other” to be consistent with NHANES 1988–2004.</p>§<p>Defined as >6.0 mg/dL (360 µmol/L) in women and >7.0 mg/dL (420 µmol/L) in men.</p>∥<p>Gout medications included allopurinol, probenecid, colchicine, sulfinpyrazone, alloxanthine.