Table 1. Demographic And Clinical Characteristics Of The Study Population.
| Hypertensives (n = 150) | Normotensives (n = 150) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 52.74 ± 9.81 | 52.59 ± 9.58 | 0.896 |
| Gender (male/female) | 74 /76 | 74/76 | 0.172/0.233 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.82 ± 4.23 | 27.25 ± 3.10 | 0.228 |
| WHR | 0.91 ± 0.05 | 0.90 ± 0.05 | 0.400 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 162.00 ± 20.88 | 115.51 ± 10.61 | < 0.001* |
| DBP (mmHg) | 98.33 ± 13.12 | 73.80 ± 7.82 | < 0.001* |
| HR (bpm) | 74.3 ± 6.3 | 73.5 ± 9.3 | 0.396 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 63.37 ± 19.59 | 41.37 ± 11.01 | < 0.001* |
BMI: body mass index, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, SBP: systolic blood pressure, HR: heart rate, bpm: beats per minute, WHR: waist-hip ratio, plus-minus values are means ± SD, *statistically significant