Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the subjects.
| Variable | Hypertensives | Normal controls |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 82) | (n = 51) | ||
| Age (years) | 49.8 (10.96) | 47.8 (11.21) | 0.3396 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.6 (13.65) | 73.3 (16.11) | 0.4098 |
| Height (cm) | 167.3 (8.43) | 165.6 (8.84) | 0.2790 |
| Body mass index (kg·m−2) | 26.66 (4.654) | 26.65 (5.134) | 0.9668 |
| Obese (%) | 21.2 | 18.3 | 0.8116 |
| Pulse (bpm) | 75.3 (12.62) | 71.47 (12.782) | 0.0567 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 165.45 (15.452) | 127.19 (10.401) | 0.0000 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 95.62 (7.137) | 76.5 (7.733) | 0.0000 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 69.83 (15.452) | 50.69 (8.098) | 0.0000 |
| Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg) | 118.89 (7.778) | 93.39 (7.833) | 0.0000 |