Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between patients with controlled versus uncontrolled blood pressure
| Characteristics | Total | Uncontrolled | Controlled | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n= 300 (%) | n = 184 (%) | n = 116 (%) | ||
| Sex | 0.006 | |||
| Female | 202 (67.3) | 113 (61.4) | 89 (76.7) | |
| Male | 98 (32.7) | 71 (38.6) | 27 (23.3) | |
| Age <60 years | 173 (57.7) | 116 (63.0) | 57 (49.1) | 0.015 |
| Age ≥60 years | 127 (42.3) | 68 (37.0) | 59 (50.9) | |
| BMIa | 31.7 (6.5) | 32.4 (5.5) | 31.8 (5.3) | 0.428 |
| Smoking status | 0.966 | |||
| Smoker | 27 (9.0) | 16 (8.7) | 11 (9.5) | |
| Ex-smoker | 51 (17.0) | 31 (16.8) | 20 (17.2) | |
| Nonsmoker | 222 (74.0) | 137 (74.5) | 85 (73.3) | |
| Education | 0.785 | |||
| Primary/no formal education | 174 (58.0) | 104 (56.5) | 70 (60.3) | |
| Middle/secondary school | 40 (13.3) | 26 (14.1) | 14 (12.1) | |
| Postsecondary | 86 (28.7) | 54 (29.3) | 32 (27.6) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 52 (17.3) | 32 (17.4) | 20 (17.2) | 0.973 |
| Retired | 50 (16.7) | 33 (17.9) | 17 (14.7) | 0.458 |
| Hypertension duration (SD), years | 8.9 (7.7) | 8.9 (8.0) | 8.8 (7.3) | 0.849 |
| Medical history | ||||
| Stroke | 14 (4.7) | 10 (5.4) | 4 (3.4) | 0.427 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 18 (6.0) | 8 (4.3) | 10 (8.6) | 0.129 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 44 (14.7) | 25 (13.6) | 19 (16.4) | 0.506 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 105 (35) | 84 (45.7) | 21 (18.1) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes duration (SD), years | 7.9 (6.4) | 8.2 (6.6) | 6.9 (5.3) | 0.340 |
| Dyslipidemia | 173 (57.7) | 102 (55.4) | 71 (61.2) | 0.324 |
| CKD | 6 (2.0) | 6 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.085 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 14 (4.7) | 8 (4.3) | 6 (5.2) | 0.742 |
| Thyroid diseases | 14 (4.7) | 7 (3.8) | 7 (6.0) | 0.372 |
| Number of hypertension medications | 0.456 | |||
| 1 | 159 (53.0) | 102 (55.4) | 57 (49.1) | |
| 2 | 116 (38.7) | 66 (35.9) | 50 (43.1) | |
| 3 | 25 (8.3) | 16 (8.7) | 9 (7.8) | |
| Fixed-dose combination | 78 (26.0) | 48 (26.1) | 30 (25.9) | 0.966 |
| Hypertension medication | ||||
| ACEI/ARB | 224 (74.7) | 138 (75.0) | 86 (74.1) | 0.867 |
| Beta-blocker | 88 (29.3) | 53 (28.8) | 35 (30.2) | 0.800 |
| Calcium channel blocker | 84 (28.0) | 51 (27.7) | 33 (28.4) | 0.891 |
| Diuretic | 69 (23.0) | 39 (21.2) | 30 (25.9) | 0.350 |
SD = standard deviation
aBMI available for 223/300 patients (73.7%)