Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients

Characteristic	Hypertensives (n = 100)
Age (years)	60.1 ± 9.8
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.6 ± 3.0
Systolic BP (mmHg)	148.3 ± 14.9
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	92.1 ± 13.3
Hematocrit (%)	44.3 ± 8.7
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	174.9 ± 46.8
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	110.4 ± 40.9
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	50.5 ± 12.6
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	147.9 ± 86.6
Free T4 (pmol/L)	1.17 ± 0.16
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (mIU/L)	1.70 ± 1.43
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/L)	4.12 ± 5.98
Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (m/s)	1,511.4 ± 323.3

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

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