Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (N = 293).
| Demographic Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD years; (range)) | 56.70 ± 12.86 (19–97) |
| Sex, n (%) | Male: 146 (49.8%) |
| Female: 147 (50.2%) | |
| Race, n (%) | White: 62 (21.2%) |
| Black/African American: 213 (72.7%) | |
| Asian: 3 (1.0%) | |
| Other: 15 (5.1%) | |
| Hypertensive Crises Diagnosis, n (%) | Hypertensive Urgency: 220 (75.1%) |
| Hypertensive Emergency: 73 (24.9%) | |
| History of Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | Diabetic: 102 (34.8%) |
| Non-diabetic: 191 (65.2%) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) (Mean ± SD kg/m2; (range)) (N = 290) |
30.59 ± 9.33 (16.70–69.10) |
| Use of Home Proton Pump Inhibitors (N = 259), n (%) | 53 (20.5%) |
| Use of Home Blood Pressure Medications (N = 264), n (%) | 227 (85.9%) |
| Use of Hospital Blood Pressure Medications, n (%) | 283 (96.6%) |
| Use of Home Magnesium (Oral) (N = 292), n (%) | 31 (10.6%) |
| Use of Hospital Magnesium (Intravenous) (N = 292), n (%) | 95 (32.5%) |
| Serum Magnesium at Crises (Mean ± SD mg/dL; (range)) |
1.93 ± 0.36 (0.80–3.90) |
| Serum Calcium at Crises (Mean ± SD mg/dL; (range)) |
8.92 ± 0.92 (0.80–13.10) |
| Corrected Calcium at Crises (Mean ± SD mg/dL; (range)) (N = 207) |
9.33 ± 0.90 (1.12–13.34) |
| Serum Potassium at Crises (Mean ± SD mg/dL; (range)) |
3.92 ± 0.64 (1.40–6.30) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (Mean ± SD mmHg; (range)) |
194.2 ± 21.31 (136–265) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (Mean ± SD mmHg; (range)) |
113.7 ± 21.38 (53–180) |