Table 1.
General characteristics of the patients
| Indices | N (n=556) | % |
| Mean age (years) | 60.9 ± 10.1 (37–76) | - |
| Sex - male | 365 | 65.7 |
| Smoking | 126 | 22.7 |
| Alcohol consumption | 293 | 52.7 |
| Overweight/Obese (BMI > 25kg/m2) | 137 | 24.6 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 101 | 18.2 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 296 | 53.2 |
| Coronary artery disease* | 82 | 14.8 |
| Family history of hypertension | 269 | 48.3 |
| Awareness of hypertension diagnosis | 429 | 77.2 |
*
Diagnosis was based on a documented history of myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention.