Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients according to duration of hypertension
|
Clinical parameter |
All (n=227) |
Duration of hypertension |
p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (n=44) | Intermediate (n=101) | Long term (n=82) | |||
| Age (years ± SD) |
61.0 ± 11.3 |
55.3 ± 10.9 |
59.6 ± 10.5 |
65.8 ± 10.8 |
<0.001 |
| Age group: < 50 years [n(%)] |
38 (16.7) |
14 (36.8) |
18 (47.4) |
6 (15.8) |
<0.001 |
| Age group: 50 – 69 years [n(%)] |
127 (55.9) |
24 (18.9) |
63 (49.6) |
40 (31.5) |
|
| Age group: ≥70 years [n(%)] |
62 (27.3) |
6 (9.7) |
20 (32.3) |
36 (58.1) |
|
| Male sex [n(%)] |
84 (37.0) |
18 (21.4) |
32 (38.1) |
34 (40.5) |
0.331 |
| Female sex [n(%)] |
143 (63.0) |
26 (18.2) |
69 (48.3) |
48 (33.6) |
|
| BMI (kg/m2 ± SD) |
27.6 ± 5.3 |
27.5 ± 5.1 |
27.5 ± 5.6 |
27.8 ± 5.1 |
0.91 |
| BSA (m2 ± SD) |
1.75 ± 0.17 |
1.79 ± 0.20 |
1.74 ± 0.16 |
1.73 ± 0.16 |
0.129 |
| SBP (mmHg ± SD) |
161.2 ± 19.08 |
157.7 ± 17.50 |
162.57 ± 8.09 |
161.22 ± 20.99 |
0.373 |
| DBP (mmHg ± SD) |
97.27 ± 10.41 |
98.64 ± 9.77 |
97.43 ± 11.46 |
96.34 ± 9.36 |
0.491 |
| PP (mmHg ± SD) |
63.88 ± 16.59 |
59.09 ± 4.28 |
65.15 ± 16.53 |
64.88 ± 17.52 |
0.102 |
| MAP (mmHg ± SD) | 118.56 ± 1.51 | 118.33 ± 0.99 | 119.14 ± 11.66 | 11.97 ± 11.71 | 0.783 |
BMI=Body Mass Index, BSA=Body Surface Area, SBP=Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP=Diastolic Blood Pressure, PP=Pulse Pressure, MAP=Mean Arterial Blood Pressure.