Table III.

Comparison of clinical characteristics of 670 subjects divided into a normotensive group and a hypertensive group based on patient history.

	Normotensive group n = 308	Hypertensive group n = 362
Female (%)	161 (52%)	211 (58%)
Age (years)	67 ± 10	71 ± 8
Height (cm)	163 ± 11	159 ± 7
Weight (kg)	63 ± 12	65 ± 12
BMI (kg/m2)	24 ± 3	26 ± 5
Diabetes mellitus (%)	34 (11%)	48 (13%)
Hyperlipidemia (%)	99 (32%)	123 (34%)
Smoking (%)	21 (7%)	34 (9%)
Alcohol use (%)	37 (12%)	31 (9%)
Exercise history (times/week)	3 ± 1	3 ± 2

No variables were statistically significant between the two groups.