Table 3. Clinical feature of patients with hypertensive urgencies and emergencies. Data are means ± standard deviation.
| Hypertensive emergencies (n = 391) | Hypertensive urgencies (n = 1155) | P value | |
| Age | 69.9±14.3 | 68.8±15.1 | 0.20 |
| Men | 208 (53.2%) | 540 (46.8%) | 0.03 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 203.5±29.1 | 204.0±26.9 | 0.76 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 114.9±17.5 | 115.3±16.0 | 0.34 |
| Plasma creatinine value (mg/dl) | 1.20 (1.00–1.30) | 1.16 (1.00–1.20) | 0.72 |
| Current smokers | 78 (20%) | 208 (18%) | 0.74 |
| Known hypertension | 309 (79.1%) | 881 (76.3%) | 0.26 |
| Patient taking no antihypertensive drug | 28 (9.1%) | 98 (11.1%) | 0.34 |
| Current treatment for hypertension | |||
| None | 89 (22.9%) | 298 (25.8%) | |
| RAS-inhibitors | 54 (13.8%) | 180 (15.6%) | |
| Beta-blockers | 15 (3.8%) | 51 (4.4%) | |
| Calcium-antagonists | 11 (2.8%) | 33 (2.9%) | |
| Diuretics | 6 (1.6%) | 29 (2.5%) | |
| Alpha-blockers | 6 (1.6%) | 12 (1.0%) | |
| Two or more drugs | 210 (53.6%) | 552 (47.8%) |