Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of the Population, n = 1358.
| Clinical characteristics | Contributive PCS, n = 935 | Subsidized PCS, n = 423 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBP-related chronic diseases | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||
| <60 years | ≥60 years | <60 years | ≥60 years | <60 years | ≥60 years | <60 years | ≥60 years | |
| Coronary heart disease (N-%) | 4 (6.1) | 36 (10.8) | 2 (1.4) | 18 (4.7) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (4.4) | 1 (1.3) | 19 (8.2) |
| Stroke (N-%) | 2 (3.0) | 20 (5.9) | 3 (2.0) | 18 (4.7) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (3.3) | 3 (3.8) | 14 (6.0) |
| Heart failure (N- %) | 1 (1.5) | 13 (3.9) | 2 (1.4) | 8 (2.1) | 1 (5.0) | 6 (6.6) | 2 (2.5) | 18 (7.8) |
| Chronic peripheral artery disease (N-%) | 5 (7.7) | 48 (14.3) | 1 (.7) | 16 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.5) | 19 (8.2) |
| Impaired kidney function (N-%) | 5 (7.7) | 59 (17.6) | 4 (2.7) | 20 (5.2) | 2 (10.0) | 27 (29.7) | 2 (2.5) | 24 (10.3) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||||
| Diabetes mellitus (N-%) | 34 (51.5) | 217 (64.8) | 48 (32.4) | 154 (39.9) | 5 (25.0) | 39 (42.9) | 35 (43.8) | 109 (46.9) |
| Dyslipidemia (N-%) | 52 (80.0) | 273 (81.5) | 110 (74.3) | 327 (84.9) | 14 (70.0) | 57 (62.6) | 50 (62.5) | 146 (62.9) |
| Obesity (N-%) a | 28 (43.1) | 111 (33.1) | 70 (47.3) | 143 (37.1) | 8 (40.0) | 4 (4.4) | 49 (61.3) | 25 (10.8) |
| Body mass index mean (SD) | 29.5 (5.16) | 27.3 (4.65) | 28.79 (5.66) | 26.97 (4.72) | ||||
| Smoking (N-%) | 5 (7.7) | 12 (3.6) | 3 (2.0) | 6 (1.6) | 0 (.0) | 6 (6.6) | 4 (5.0) | 11 (4.7) |
| Chronic diseases non-related to HBP | ||||||||
| Thyroid diseases (N-%) | 2 (3.1) | 72 (21.5) | 22 (14.9) | 109 (28.3) | 3 (15.0) | 7 (7.7) | 7 (8.8) | 39 (16.8) |
| COPD (N-%) | 0 (.0) | 19 (5.7) | 0 (.0) | 8 (2.1) | 0 (.0) | 5 (5.5) | 2 (2.5) | 14 (6.0) |
Note. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease; HBP = high blood pressure; SD = standard deviation.
aBMI ≥ 30.