Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study participants
| Variable |
Kingston n = 260 |
Sunnybrook n = 254 |
Overall n = 514 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male % (number) | 53.1 (138) | 47.6 (121) | 50.4 (259) |
| Age Mean (SD) | 56.5 (14.8) | 56.8 (15.1) | 56.7 (15.2) |
| Awake ambulatory BP | |||
| Systolic BP Mean (SD) | 139.4 (12.6) | 135.3 (12.4) | 137.4 (12.6) |
| Diastolic BP Mean (SD) | 82.9 (9.4) | 81.0 (10.2) | 82.0 (9.8) |
| Automated office BP | |||
| Systolic BP Mean (SD) | 142.6 (18.4) | 140.6 (14.9) | 141.7 (16.8) |
| Diastolic BP Mean (SD) | 85.6 (10.1) | 84.6 (11.0) | 85.1 (10.5) |