Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data of the two groups.

	HYPERTENSIVE GROUP (N = 60)	CONTROL GROUP (N = 30)	P-VALUE
Age (yrs)	42.11 ± 7.41	40.43 ± 6.38	NS
Sex (male)% (females)%	16 (26.7%) 44 (73.3%)	4 (13.3%) 26 (86.7%)	NS
BMI (mean)	32.11 ± 6.32	29.32 ± 4.77	0.03
SBP	137.33 ± 33	115 ± 82	<0.001
DBP	84.91 ± 9.54	73.33 ± 7.11	<0.001

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.