Table 3.

General characteristics

Parameters	Athletes	Hypertensives	p
Age	50.3 ± 10.0	51.7 ± 7.9	NS
Height	175 ± 6.32	172 ± 5.72	NS
Weight	75.5 ± 10.82	78.6 ± 2.99	NS
SBP	128 ± 5.13	134 ± 16.34	NS
DBP	76.81 ± 7.83	81.36 ± 8.09	NS
HR	60 ± 10	70 ± 5	NS

BP = blood pressure, HR = heart rate, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure.