Table 1.
Demographic characteristics in hypertensive patients (resistant and controlled) and in healthy controls
|
RESISTANT HYPERTENSION (n = 49) |
CONTROLLED HYPERTENSION (n = 232) |
HEALTHY CONTROLS (n = 110) |
p value | |
| Sex (male) | 32.7% | 44.9% | 46.3% | 0.259 |
| Age (years) | 68.5 ± 11.7 | 63.2 ± 14.9 | 63.4 ± 15.7 | 0.07 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 29.7 ± 3.8 | 28.05 ± 3.79 | 0.077 | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 164 ± 15 | 132 ± 10 | 127 ± 13 | < 0.001 |
| Dyastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 95 ± 9 | 83 ± 7 | 79 ± 14 | < 0.001 |
| Retinopathy ≥ 2 | 80% | 53% | 0.02 OR 1.52 (1.12–2.07) |
|
| Left Ventricle Hypertrophy | 75.8% | 44.1% | 0.001 OR 3.96 1.61–9.70 |
|
| Years of evolution | 17.05 ± 12 | 8.61 ± 8 | 0.001 | |