Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics & prevalence of comorbidities in the study sample.

Baseline characteristics (n = 1852)
	mean (SD) or %
Men n (%)	52%
Age (years)	64.1 (13.0)
BMI (kg/m2)	27.6 (4.7)
BMI ≥25 kg/m2	70%
BMI ≥30 kg/m2	26%
SBP	153.0 (12.4)
DBP	88.5 (9.4)
AHD treatment duration	8.4 (6.3)
Good adherence (%)	62%
Moderate adherence (%)	34%
Bad adherence (%)	4%
Grade 1 HT (%)	60%
Grade 2 HT (%)	33%
Grade 3 HT (%)	7%
ISHT (%)	41%
IDHT (%)	3%
S & D HT (%)	56%
Dyslipidaemia	61%
Diabetes	33%
Prior CV event	22%
Peripheral vascular disease	13%
Arrhythmias	13%
Renal Failure	8%
Heart Failure	5%
Other comorbidity	12%
None	3%
≥ 3 Comorbidities (%)	16%

Abbreviations: SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; AHD: Antihypertensive drug; HT: Hypertension; ISH: Isolated systolic hypertension; IDHT: Isolated diastolic hypertension; S & D HT: Systolic and diastolic hypertension.