Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants (N=97).
| Parameters | All participants | Usual care group (n=48) | Telemedicine group (n=49) |
| Female, n (%) | 58 (60%) | 30 (63%) | 28 (57%) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 53 (9) | 53 (9) | 53 (9) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.2 (3.9) | 24.3 (4.3) | 24.2 (3.4) |
| Home systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 136 (13) | 136 (11) | 136 (15) |
| Home diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 91 (9) | 91 (8) | 90 (10) |
| Home pulse rate (bpm), mean (SD) | 73 (9) | 74 (9) | 73 (9) |
| Antihypertensive treatment, n (%) | 55 (57) | 29 (60) | 26 (53) |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean (SD) | 75.9 (14.0) | 77.3 (13.3) | 74.4 (14.4) |
| Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 121.1 (28.8) | 119.2 (28.9) | 123.0 (28.3) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%), mean (SD) | 5.7 (0.3) | 5.6 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.3) |
| Plasma aldosterone (pg/mL), median (IQR) | 155 (119-216) | 150 (112-199) | 167 (136-232) |
| Plasma renin activity (ng/mL/h), median (IQR) | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) | 0.9 (0.5-1.8) | 1.2 (0.9-2.0) |