Table 1.

Physical characteristics

Variables	Hypertensive Subjects	Normotensive Subjects
n	40	30
Men:women	20:20	15:15
Age, yr	68 ± 1	68 ± 1
Height, cm	169 ± 1	168 ± 2
Weight, kg	77 ± 2	76 ± 3
Body surface area, m2	1.90 ± 0.03	1.90 ± 0.04
Body mass index, kg/m2	26.9 ± 0.4	26.8 ± 0.6

Values are means ± SE; n, no. of subjects.