Table 1.

Patient’s characteristics.

	N (%)
Sex
Men	85 (45.0)
Women	104 (55.0)
Age, mean (SD)	52.9 (11.9)
Family status
Unmarried	46 (24.3)
Married	134 (70.9)
Divorced	8 (4.2)
Widowed	1 (0.5)
Smoking	89 (47.1)
COPD	7 (3.7)
Diabetes	22 (11.6)
Hypercholesterolemia	121 (64)
Stage of hypertension
I	105 (55.6)
II	68 (36.0)
III	16 (8.5)
DIPPERS	126 (66.7)
LV hypertrophy	72 (48.0)
Renal impairment	9 (4.9)
Stroke	6 (3.2)
Carotid disease	58 (42.0)

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LV, left ventricle.