Table 1.
Summary of the demographic and clinical characteristics.
| HTN (n = 28) | HC (n = 28) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Males, females | 18, 10 | N/A | 7, 21 | N/A | 0.002 |
| Age (years) | 61.75 | 7.01 | 60.14 | 7.18 | 0.61 |
| Years of education | 10.61 | 3.79 | 11.04 | 3.27 | 0.40 |
| CVVLT | 24.04 | 5.39 | 26.53 | 3.38 | 0.04 |
| DSS | 53.93 | 17.85 | 62.93 | 15.05 | 0.04 |
| TMT | 46.05 | 46.05 | 42.93 | 24.20 | 0.13 |
| CGUOFT | 21.97 | 21.97 | 15.46 | 10.78 | 0.27 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 144.67 | 15.75 | 125.77 | 14.10 | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 86.29 | 9.74 | 72.17 | 12.19 | < 0.001 |
| Duration of hypertension (years) | 9.00 | 7.09 | |||
HC healthy controls, SD standard deviation, CVVLT Chinese version verbal learning test, N/A not applicable, DSS WAIS-III digit symbol substitution, TMT trail making test, and CGUOFT Chang Gung University Orthographical Fluency Test.