Table 1.
No hypertension (n = 505) |
Hypertension (n = 245) |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53.3 ± 10.5 | 62.8 ± 11.6 | <0.0001 |
Women (%) | 45.0 | 51.0 | 0.12 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 ± 4.5 | 29.0 ± 5.4 | <0.0001 |
Ex-smokers | 41.1 | 46.5 | 0.16 |
Current smokers (%) | 21.4 | 12.2 | 0.002 |
Pack-years (% per group) | 0.52 | ||
0 | 37.7 | 41.2 | |
>0–5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | |
>5–20 | 24.8 | 20.8 | |
>20 | 24.2 | 24.9 | |
CRP (mg/L) (%per group) | < 0.0001 | ||
<0.75 | 25.5 | 21.8 | |
0.75–1.27 | 29.8 | 17.6 | |
1.27–3.25 | 23.5 | 28.4 | |
>3.25 | 21.2 | 32.2 |