Table 2.

Comparison of the patients who were aware or unaware the presence of hypertension

Indices	Aware (n=429)	Unaware (n=127)	P value
Mean age (years)	60.2 ± 9.3	59.9 ± 10.2	0.466
Sex - male	287(66.9%)	78(61.4%)	0.287
Mean SBP (mm Hg)	159.3 ± 11.2	167.3 ± 13.2	0.001
SBP> 140 mm Hg	369(86.0%)	125 (98.4%)	0.001
Mean DBP (mm Hg)	87.9 ± 6.4	96.0 ± 7.1	0.017
DBP > 90 mm Hg	166(38.7%)	72(56.7%)	0.03
BP <140/90 mm Hg	54 (12.5%)	0 (0%)	0.001
Antihypertensive medications
0 medication	206(48.0%)	127(100%)	0.001
1 medication	161(37.5%)	0	0.001
2 medications	62(14.5%)	0	0.001