Table 1. General characteristics of patients with newly-diagnosed hypertension.
| Parameters | Total | Complications* | No complications* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 267965 | 47.5 | 4144 | 48.0 | 263821 | 47.4 |
| Female | 296817 | 52.6 | 4485 | 52.0 | 292332 | 52.6 |
| Age (mean±SD) | 58.8±13.0 | 65.2±11.8 | 58.7±13.0 | |||
| 20-29 | 4502 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.1 | 4491 | 0.8 |
| 30-39 | 31806 | 5.6 | 140 | 1.6 | 31666 | 5.7 |
| 40-49 | 111284 | 19.7 | 795 | 9.2 | 110489 | 19.9 |
| 50-59 | 148927 | 26.4 | 1690 | 19.6 | 147237 | 26.5 |
| 60-69 | 142564 | 25.2 | 2596 | 30.1 | 139968 | 25.3 |
| 70-79 | 94199 | 16.7 | 2498 | 29.0 | 91701 | 16.5 |
| 80-89 | 28811 | 5.1 | 839 | 9.7 | 27972 | 5.0 |
| 90+ | 2689 | 0.5 | 60 | 0.7 | 2629 | 0.5 |
| Insurance type | ||||||
| Health insurance | 524859 | 92.9 | 7582 | 87.9 | 517277 | 93.0 |
| Medical aid | 39923 | 7.1 | 1047 | 12.1 | 38876 | 7.0 |
| Main attending medical institution | ||||||
| Specialized & general hospital | 59917 | 10.6 | 1237 | 14.3 | 58680 | 10.6 |
| Hospital | 38582 | 6.8 | 681 | 7.9 | 37901 | 6.8 |
| Clinic | 382124 | 67.7 | 5261 | 61.0 | 376863 | 67.8 |
| Public center | 78859 | 14.0 | 1360 | 15.8 | 77499 | 13.9 |
| No main attending medical institution | 5300 | 0.9 | 90 | 1.0 | 5210 | 0.9 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Metropolitan city | 255377 | 45.2 | 3613 | 41.9 | 251764 | 45.2 |
| Small urban region | 242744 | 43.0 | 3754 | 43.5 | 238990 | 43.0 |
| Rural district | 66661 | 11.8 | 1262 | 14.6 | 65399 | 11.8 |
| CCI | ||||||
| 0 | 330273 | 58.5 | 4216 | 48.9 | 326057 | 58.6 |
| 1 | 142408 | 25.2 | 2388 | 27.7 | 140020 | 25.2 |
| 2 | 55615 | 9.9 | 1103 | 12.8 | 54512 | 9.8 |
| 3+ | 36486 | 6.4 | 922 | 10.6 | 35564 | 6.4 |
| History of hospitalization | ||||||
| No | 558682 | 98.9 | 8475 | 98.2 | 550207 | 98.9 |
| Yes | 6100 | 1.1 | 154 | 1.8 | 5946 | 1.1 |
| DM | ||||||
| No | 496142 | 87.9 | 6933 | 80.4 | 489209 | 88.0 |
| Yes | 68640 | 12.1 | 1696 | 19.6 | 66944 | 12.0 |
| No. of antihypertensive drugs on the index date | ||||||
| 1 | 390489 | 69.2 | 5348 | 62.0 | 385141 | 69.2 |
| 2 | 144687 | 25.6 | 2531 | 29.3 | 142156 | 25.6 |
| 3+ | 29606 | 5.2 | 750 | 8.7 | 28856 | 5.2 |
| No. of attending medical institution for 1st year | ||||||
| 1 | 463646 | 82.1 | 6898 | 79.9 | 456748 | 82.1 |
| 2-3 | 100591 | 17.8 | 1718 | 19.9 | 98873 | 17.8 |
| 4+ | 545 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.2 | 532 | 0.1 |
*Complications represent both ischemic heart disease and stroke. SD: standard deviation, CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index, DM: diabetes mellitus