Table 1.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the sample studied

Characteristic	Value
Mean age ± SD, years	56 ± 14.5
Female gender, %	47
Race, %
White	69
Black	16
Mestizo	14
Asian	1
Diabetics, %	37
Antihypertensive drug classes, n (%)	2 (1 – 3)
Mean systolic BP ± SD, mm Hg	141 ± 16.8
Mean diastolic BP ± SD, mm Hg	86 ± 14.4
Mean body mass index ± SD	25.0 ± 5.19