Table 1.
Demographic and laboratory data of hypertensive patients
| Demographic data | |
|---|---|
| Mean age (y; SD) | 43.08 (10.82) |
| Male/female ratio | 1.45 |
| Higher education (%) | 27 (55.1) |
| Smoking habit: smoker/non‐ or former smoker (%) | 17 (34.7)/32 (65.3) |
| Laboratory parameters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 1‐y follow‐up | P value, difference mean (95% CI) | |
| CHOLb (n = 47) | 5.32/1.69 | 4.93/1.72 |
0.1089, −0.253 (−0.517 to 0.012) |
| LDL‐CHOLa (n = 45) | 3.20 (0.92) | 3.09 (0.88) |
0.3958, −0.108 (−0.363 to 0.146) |
| HDL‐CHOLb (n = 45) | 1.36/0.51 | 1.36/0.49 |
0.3605, −0.052 (−0.167 to 0.064) |
| TGa (n = 47) | 1.49 (0.95) | 1.48 (0.73) |
0.9340, −0.0083 (−0.209 to 0.192) |
| Serum glucosea (n = 47) | 5.05 (0.56) | 5.19 (0.7) |
0.1046, 0.136 (−0.029 to 0.302) |
CHOL, cholesterol; CI, confidence interval; HDL‐CHOL, high‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol; LDL‐CHOL, low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.
a
Paired t test: data expressed as mean (SD).
b
Wilcoxon matched‐pairs signed‐ranks test: data expressed as median/interquartile range.