Table 1.
Characteristics of those with hypertension taking a hypotensive medication and normotensive individuals not taking a hypotensive medication across covariates.
| Normotensive
|
Hypertensive
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariate | n = 380 M(SD) |
No Medication n = 168 M(SD) |
ACE Inhibitor n = 115 M(SD) |
ARB n = 47 M(SD) |
Alpha Blocker n = 18 M(SD) |
Beta Blocker n = 42 M(SD) |
| Age* | 72.72 (5.91) | 74.07 (5.62) | 73.34 (5.79) | 72.91 (5.42) | 75.33 (5.60) | 74.48 (6.79) |
| Education | 14.19 (2.72) | 13.68 (2.56) | 13.71 (2.32) | 14.19 (3.01) | 14.22 (3.08) | 13.90 (2.91) |
| Far Visual Acuity | 72.77 (11.29) | 70.81 (12.28) | 69.63 (12.11) | 69.73 (11.41) | 71.82 (14.87) | 70.72 (11.06) |
| Number of depressive symptoms** | 6.92 (6.40) | 8.39 (7.12) | 8.47 (7.30) | 8.53 (6.92) | 4.17 (4.41) | 6.52 (6.61) |
| Number of health conditions other than hypertension*** | 2.97 (2.18) | 3.71 (2.27) | 4.10 (2.24) | 4.64 (2.52) | 3.78 (2.16) | 4.33 (2.20) |
Note: Significant group differences as indicated by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
*
p< .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p <.001