Table 1.

Sample demographic information by sex, and hypertension status: mean ± SD

						Systolic	Diastolic
Group	N	Age	Edu	MMSE	CES-D
						BP	BP
Normotensive		47.33±	15.39±	28.85±	3.79±	118.17±	72.75±
	33
Women		18.01	2.30	1.00	3.09	10.87	6.96
Hypertensive		64.50±	14.94±	28.13±	4.06±	135.27±	79.92±
	16
Women		10.37	2.77	1.09	3.84	11.38	10.70
		52.94±	15.25±	28.61±	3.88±	123.76±	75.09±
Women Total	49
		17.78	2.45	1.08	3.31	13.59	8.93
Normotensive		61.21±	16.37±	28.53±	2.95±	123.67±	74.18±
	19
Men		13.31	2.67	1.31	3.58	7.70	7.80
Hypertensive		65.89±	17.22±	28.00±	7.89±	139.86±	78.14±
	9
Men		12.47	2.59	1.50	4.59	12.62	7.80
		62.71±	16.64±	28.36±	4.54±	128.88±	75.46±
Men Total	28
		13.01	2.63	1.37	4.51	12.08	7.94
Normotensive		52.40±	15.75±	28.73±	3.48±	120.18±	73.27±
	52
Total		17.65	2.46	1.12	3.27	10.11	7.24
Hypertensive		65.00±	15.76±	28.08±	5.44±	136.92±	79.28±
	25
Total		10.94	2.88	1.22	4.44	11.79	9.68
		56.49±	15.75±	28.60±	4.12±	125.62±	74.25±
Sample Total	77
		16.80	2.59	1.18	3.78	13.22	8.53

Note. N = sample size; edu = years of education; MMSE = mini-mental status exam; CES-D = center for epidemiological study depression scale; BP = blood pressure (mm Hg).