Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (n = 646)
| Mean age (SD), years | 71.1 (12.2) |
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| Sex — female, n (%) | 299 (46.3) |
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| PCRS eligibility, n (%) | 528 (81.7) |
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| Diabetes, n (%) | 237 (36.7) |
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| Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 256 (40.0) |
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| Cardiac failure, n (%) | 88 (13.6) |
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| Mean systolic clinic BP (SD), mmHg | 142.1 (18.0) |
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| Mean diastolic clinic BP (SD), mmHg | 78.1 (11.9) |
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| Have ever had an ABPM, n (%) | 276 (42.7) |
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| Elevated ABPM (past 6 months, n= 74) | |
| Mean daytime systolic ABPM (SD), mmHg | 147.9 (21.5) |
| Mean daytime diastolic ABPM (SD), mmHg | 81.4 (14.8) |
ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure measurement. BP = blood pressure. PCRS = primary care reimbursement service. SD = standard deviation.