Table 2.

Description of patient characteristics of those with asymptomatic HTN

Patient Characteristic	1,184 (50%)
Triage Category (ESI)
ESI 2	94 (10.5%)
ESI 3*	538 (60.0)%)
ESI 4	250 (27.8%)
ESI5	15 (1.7%)
PMH
CVD	62 (5.2%)
NO CVD	1,122 (94.8%)
Pain n (%) (M)	M 7/10 pain
Yes	830 (72.3%)
No or not measured	354(27.7%)
Initial BP M	μ 170/98
Stage I SBP	470 (39.7%)
Stage II SBP	714(60.3%)
Stage I DBP	811 (68.5%)
Stage II DBP	373 (31.5%)
Reassessment n (%); M (SD)	591 (49.9%); μ 158/88 +
Normal SBP	182 (30.8%)
Stage I SBP	163 (27.6%)
Stage II SBP	246(41.6%)
Normal DBP	351 (59.3%)
Stage I DBP	140 (23.6%)
Stage II DBP	101 (17.1%)
Referred N (%)	28 (4.6%)
2 weeks or less	9 (32.1%)
greater than 2 weeks	19 (67.9%)

^*< 0.05;

ESI – Emergency Severity Index; CVD, cardiovascular Disease; M, mean; %, percentage; BP, blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure;

⁺2 missing data cases