Table III.
Comparison of incidence of osteoporosis in patients with hypertension of different severity.
Groups | Cases | Osteoporosis (cases %) |
---|---|---|
Mild hypertension | 31 | 8/25.81 |
Moderate hypertension | 40 | 14/35.00a |
Severe hypertension | 31 | 15/48.39a,b |
χ2 | 7.257 | |
P-value | 0.027 |
P<0.05, compared with the mild hypertension group
P<0.05, compared with the moderate hypertension group.