Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients with and without LVH
| No LVH
(n=360) |
LVH
(n=429) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean, years, mean±SD | 56.4±12.7 | 60.2±11.6 | 0.006 |
| Female, % | 289 (80.3%) | 137 (31.9%) | <0.001 |
| Smokers, % | 100 (27.8%) | 138 (32.2%) | 0.332 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean±SD | 152.6±21.5 | 154.0±27.4 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean±SD | 93.6±11.9 | 95.3±14.7 | 0.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean±SD | 23.5±4.0 | 24.0±4.4 | <0.001 |
| Fasting blood sugar, mean ±SD | 103.5±13.8 | 105.7±17.1 | 0.516 |
| Blood pressure controlled, % | 74 (20.6%) | 93 (21.7%) | 0.701 |
| Myocardial infarction, % | 25 (6.9%) | 139 (32.4%) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 47 (13.1%) | 75 (17.5%) | 0.087 |
| Total cholesterol≥190 mg/dL, % | 173 (48.1%) | 254 (59.2%) | 0.002 |
| Lack of regular physical exercise, % | 90 (25.0%) | 305 (71.1%) | <0.001 |
| Stroke, % | 14 (3.9%) | 22 (5.1%) | 0.406 |
| Heart failure, % | 45 (12.5%) | 54 (12.6%) | 0.971 |
| Family history of essential hypertension, % | 190 (52.8%) | 254 (59.2%) | 0.064 |
| Family history of coronary artery disease, % | 76 (21.1%) | 131 (30.5%) | 0.003 |
| Family history of diabetes mellitus, % | 65 (18.1%) | 73 (17.0%) | 0.702 |