TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of study patients (N = 20,836)
| Without CCV disease(N = 11,041) | With CCV disease(N = 9,795) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | (%) | N | (%) | p‐value |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 55.2 ± 11.8 | 58.6 ± 11.9 | <.0001 | ||
| Male | 5,385 | (48.8) | 4,484 | (45.8) | <.0001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2,643 | (23.9) | 2,868 | (29.3) | <.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 3,423 | (31.0) | 3,220 | (32.9) | .0038 |
| Angina pectoris | – | 4,848 | (23.3) | ||
| Cerebrovascular disease | – | 683 | (3.3) | ||
| Heart failure | – | 1,336 | (6.4) | ||
| Hypertensive heart disease | – | 3,633 | (17.4) | ||
| Family history of heart disease | 663 | (6.0) | 686 | (7.0) | <.0001 |
| Family history of hypertension | 3,967 | (35.9) | 3,136 | (32.0) | <.0001 |
| Family history of strokes | 1,626 | (14.7) | 1,408 | (14.4) | .1013 |
| Compliance groups | |||||
| CR ≥70 | 6,270 | (56.8) | 5,170 | (52.8) | <.0001 |
| CR ≥80 | 5,282 | (47.8) | 4,286 | (43.8) | <.0001 |
| CR ≥90 | 3,782 | (34.3) | 3,053 | (31.2) | <.0001 |
The age, sex, and type of medical insurance are calculated based on index date (the date of clinical diagnosis of hypertension).
Abbreviations: CR, compliance ratio; CCV, Cardio‐cerebrovascular.