Table 1.
Distribution, Anthropometric Characteristics, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Overall Sample and in Different Time Periods
| Parameters | Overall | Period 2004–2010 | Period 2011–2012 | Period 2013–2014 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 10,051 (100.0) | 3115 (31.0) | 3795 (37.8) | 3141 (31.3) | |
| In‐hospital points (hypertension units) | 76,178 (75.8) | 2313 (74.3) | 3222 (84.9) | 2083 (66.3) | <.001 |
| Out‐of‐hospital areas (Italian Red Cross) | 2433 (24.2) | 802 (25.7) | 573 (15.1) | 1058 (33.7) | <.001 |
| Anthropometric parameters | |||||
| Age, y | 56.2±16.8 | 55.9±16.8 | 56.2±16.7 | 56.4±16.8 | .005 |
| Female sex | 5349 (53.2) | 1597 (51.3) | 2014 (53.1) | 1738 (55.3) | .005 |
| Height, cm | 167.0±8.7 | – | 166.5±8.4 | 167.5±8.9 | .736 |
| Weight, kg | 71.8±20.2 | – | 71.7±12.9 | 71.9±26.6 | .007 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.7±7.61 | – | 25.8±4.3 | 25.7±10.3 | .643 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |||||
| Family history of hypertension | 3840 (46.6) | 1139 (49.2) | 1329 (45.6) | 1172 (44.9) | .003 |
| Smoking | 1982 (23.1) | 652 (24.0) | 801 (24.8) | 529 (20.3) | <.001 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 2275 (26.6) | 702 (25.8) | 882 (27.3) | 691 (26.5) | .419 |
| Diabetes | 858 (10.0) | 225 (8.3) | 405 (4.7) | 228 (8.7) | <.001 |
| Previous CHD | 194/1627 (11.9) | – | 159 (17.3) | 35 (5.0) | <.001 |
| Previous stroke | 157/1627 (9.6) | – | 141 (15.3) | 16 (2.3) | <.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 63/1131 (5.6) | – | 38 (6.8) | 25 (4.4) | .083 |
| CKD | 53/754 (7.0) | – | 35 (10.0) | 18 (4.5) | .003 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease. Continuous variables are reported as mean±standard deviation, whereas dichotomous variables are reported as absolute number (percentage).