Table 2. General characteristics of patients in the study groups.
| General characteristics | ||||
| Indicators | CG (n=201) | IG (n=224) | Total (n=425) | p- value |
| Age (avr.+ SD) | 62.8±4.1 | 63.9±2.9 | 62.4±3.9 | |
| Female (n,%) | 124 (61.7) | 67 (29.9) | 191 (44.9) | ≤0.001 |
| Male (n,%) | 77 (38.3) | 157 (70.1) | 234 (55.1) | ≤0.001 |
| Period of illness (AH) (n,%) | ||||
| ≥ 1 year | 3 (1.5) | 7 (3.1) | 10 (2.4) | |
| ≥ 3 years | 12 (6.0) | 6 (2.7) | 18 (4.2) | ≤0.05 |
| ≥ 5 years | 42 (20.9) | 32 (14.3) | 74 (17.4) | |
| ≥ 10 years | 144 (71.6) | 179 (79.9) | 323 (76.0) | |
| Dyslipidemia (n,%) | 120 (59.7) | 145 (64.7) | 265 (62.4) | |
| Body mass index (n,%) | ||||
| <25 | 17 (8.5) | 71 (31.7) | 88 (20.7) | ≤ 0.001 |
| 25-29,9 | 98 (48.7) | 112 (50.0) | 210 (49.4) | ≤0.05 |
| > 30 | 86 (42.8) | 41 (18.3) | 127 (29.8) | ≤0.001 |
| Diabetes (n,%) | 51 (25.4) | 28 (12.5) | 79(18.6) | ≤0.05 |
| Smoking (n,%) | ||||
| no | 176 (87.5) | 184 (82.1) | 360 (84.7) | |
| previous | 14 (7.0) | 16 (7.1) | 30 (7.1) | |
| current | 11 (5.5) | 24 (10.7) | 35 (8.2) | ≤ 0.05 |
| History of CVD (n,%) | 34 (16.9) | 26 (11.6) | 60 (14.1) | |
| History of AF (n,%) | 42 (20.9) | 29 (12.9) | 71 (16.7) | ≤0.05 |
| 24 hour BP (mm Hg; Wed + SD) | 168.4±21.2 / 92.1±14.3 | 163.3±17.8 / 90.4±15.5 | 165.1±24.1 / 90.8±11.7 | |
| Daytime blood pressure (mm Hg / Wed + SD) | 174.3±19.7 / 98.3±11.5 | 170.1±17.4 / 95.3±10.9 | 172.4±18.4 / 97.1±12.4 | |
| AH–arterial hypertension; history of CVD–cardiovascular disease (acute coronary syndrome, stroke); AF–atrial fibrillation | ||||