TABLE 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients with hypertension.
| Variables | Total, n = 353 | LVH (–), n = 267 | LVH (+), n = 86 | p value |
| Age, year | 59.29 ± 9.87 | 59.25 ± 9.87 | 59.43 ± 9.94 | 0.755 |
| Male, n (%) | 177 (50.1) | 137 (51.3) | 40 (46.5) | 0.459 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.47 ± 3.11 | 24.37 ± 3.03 | 24.79 ± 3.33 | 0.522 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 73.80 ± 10.27 | 73.88 ± 9.91 | 73.55 ± 11.36 | 0.810 |
| SBP, mmHg | 131.95 ± 18.48 | 128.49 ± 15.54 | 142.70 ± 22.45 | <0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 79.65 ± 11.59 | 78.08 ± 10.34 | 84.52 ± 13.80 | <0.001 |
| Cigarette smoking, n (%) | 95 (26.9) | 73 (27.3) | 22 (25.6) | 0.782 |
| Uric acid, umol/L | 314.17 ± 88.10 | 308.68 ± 80.18 | 331.20 ± 107.88 | 0.321 |
| Creatinine, mmol/L | 65.99 ± 15.76 | 65.62 ± 15.28 | 67.14 ± 17.20 | 0.645 |
| TG, mmol/L | 1.69 ± 1.01 | 1.60 ± 0.86 | 1.95 ± 1.36 | 0.054 |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.16 ± 1.07 | 4.14 ± 1.03 | 4.21 ± 1.19 | 0.836 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.15 ± 0.28 | 1.15 ± 0.29 | 1.14 ± 0.26 | 0.863 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.33 ± 0.81 | 2.32 ± 0.76 | 2.38 ± 0.95 | 0.854 |
| IVS, mm | 10.07 ± 0.99 | 9.95 ± 0.90 | 10.45 ± 1.15 | <0.001 |
| LVPW, mm | 9.89 ± 0.89 | 9.80 ± 0.81 | 10.16 ± 1.04 | 0.005 |
| LVEDD, mm | 46.20 ± 4.97 | 45.91 ± 5.20 | 47.08 ± 4.07 | 0.118 |
| LVEF, % | 62.92 ± 3.80 | 62.93 ± 3.68 | 62.90 ± 4.18 | 0.706 |
| Prior medication, n (%) | ||||
| ACEI/ARB | 114 (32.3) | 67 (25.1) | 47 (54.7) | <0.001 |
| CCB | 99 (28.0) | 65 (24.3) | 34 (39.5) | 0.006 |
| β blockers | 129 (36.5) | 93 (34.8) | 36 (41.9) | 0.239 |
| Diuretics | 18 (5.1) | 12 (4.5) | 6 (7.0) | 0.363 |
| HAM-A score | 10.99 ± 6.21 | 9.92 ± 5.29 | 14.31 ± 7.58 | <0.001 |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 88.90 ± 25.68 | 77.74 ± 15.68 | 123.57 ± 18.83 | <0.001 |
| Tp–Te/QT | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | <0.001 |
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD; categorical variables are presented as numbers (percentages).
ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; BMI, body mass index; CCB, calcium channel blockers; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HAM-A, Hamilton anxiety scale; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IVS, interventricular septum; LAD, left atrial diameter; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LVPW, left ventricular posterior wall; QT interval, Q wave start to T wave end interval; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; Tp–Te interval, T-wave peak to T-wave end interval.