Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants with and without Isolated Systolic Hypertension
| Variables | With ISH | Without ISH | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%), | N (%), | N (%), | ||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age Groups (Year) | ||||
| 45–49 | 58 (6.78) | 797 (93.22) | 855 (18.45) | < 0.001 |
| 50–54 | 149 (11.85) | 1108 (88.15) | 1257 (27.15) | |
| 55–59 | 184 (15.85) | 977 (84.15) | 1161 (25.05) | |
| 60–64 | 183 (21.73) | 659 (78.27) | 842 (18.17) | |
| 65–69 | 158 (30.51) | 361 (69.56) | 519 (11.18) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 299 (15.69) | 1607 (84.31) | 1906 (41.13) | 0.862 |
| Women | 433 (15.87) | 2295 (84.13) | 2728 (58.87) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Illiterate | 117 (22.81) | 396 (77.19) | 513 (11.08) | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 241 (16.45) | 1224 (83.55) | 1465 (31.63) | |
| Guidance | 113 (16.24) | 583 (83.76) | 696 (15.03) | |
| Highschool | 195 (13.58) | 1241 (86.42) | 1436 (31.01) | |
| College | 66 (12.67) | 455 (87.33) | 512 (11.25) | |
| Economic Status | ||||
| Low | 287 (18.76) | 1273 (81.03) | 1555 (33.56) | < 0.001 |
| Moderate | 238 (15.36) | 1331 (84.67) | 1549 (33.43) | |
| High | 207 (13.31) | 1360 (86.51) | 1530 (33.02) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| No | 82 (17.23) | 394 (82.77) | 476 (10.27) | 0.361 |
| Yes | 650 (15.63) | 3508 (84.37) | 4158 (89.73) | |
| Job | ||||
| Practitioner | 90 (9.83) | 826 (90.17) | 916 (19.77) | < 0.001 |
| Retired | 249 (19.78) | 1010 (80.22) | 1259 (27.17) | |
| Housekeeper | 385 (16.11) | 2005 (83.39) | 2390 (51.58) | |
| Others | 8 (11.59) | 61 (88.41) | 69 (1.49) | |
| Current smoking | ||||
| No | 639 (16.09) | 3332 (83.91) | 3971 (85.69) | 0.174 |
| Yes | 93 (14.03) | 570 (85.97) | 663 (14.31) | |
| Yes | 16 (26.23) | 45 (73.77) | 61 (1.32) | |
| Diabetes | ||||
| Nondiabetic | 466 (13.31) | 3033 (86.68) | 3499 (76.15) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetic | 259 (23.63) | 837 (76.37) | 1096 (23.85) | |
| Abdominal obesity | ||||
| No | 187 (13.36) | 1213 (86.64) | 1400 (30.25) | < 0.003 |
| Yes | 544 (16.85) | 2684 (83.15) | 3228 (69.75) | |
| Education (Year) | 6.41 ± 4.73 | 7.47 ± 4.63 | 7.31 ± 4.66 | < 0.001 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 29.67 ± 4.92 | 28.73 ± 4.99 | 28.88 ± 4.99 | < 0.001 |
| Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dL) | 116.91 ± 47.30 | 105.34 ± 38.86 | 107.16 ± 40.52 | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 192.11 ± 106.77 | 173.72 ± 97.08 | 176.62 ± 98.88 | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198.52 ± 43.22 | 197.77 ± 42.26 | 197.92 ± 41.57 | 0.563 |
| Glycated haemoglobin (%) | 5.81 ± 1.52 | 5.33 ± 1.41 | 5.41 ± 1.44 | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 158.87 ± 8.86 | 159.71 ± 8.66 | 159.57 ± 8.68 | < 0.01 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.73 ± 12.56 | 73.09 ± 12.71 | 73.35 ± 12.69 | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 104.51 ± 10.58 | 101.06 ± 10.83 | 101.61 ± 10.86 | < 0.001 |
| Wrist circumference (cm) | 17.22 ± 1.36 | 17.07 ± 1.33 | 17.09 ± 1.34 | < 0.005 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 106.05 ± 9.74 | 104.96 ± 9.26 | 105.13 ± 9.34 | < 0.004 |
| Waist to Hip Ratio | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.96 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
ISH isolated systolic hypertension, SD Standard Deviation