. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 9.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Hypertens. 2021 Aug 9;34(7):737–743. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab028

Table 1. Study population characteristics and carotid artery dimensions.

Parameter	Baseline	Follow-up
Sex (# of m/f)	83/41	—
Age (years)	57.7 ± 8.6	61.8 ± 9.0^**
Smoking (number, %)	24 (19.4%)	24 (19.4%)
Diabetes (number, %)	35 (28.2%)	35 (28.2%)
Hypercholesterolemia (number, %)	84 (67.7%)	63 (67.7%)^a
Antihypertensive drugs (number, %)	82 (66.1%)	109 (87.9)^**
P_s (mm Hg)	142 ± 14	141 ± 17
P_d (mm Hg)	82 ± 9	79 ± 11^**
MAP (mm Hg)	102 ± 9	100 ± 11^*
BMI (kg/m²)	28.3 ± 4.0	28.1 ± 4.2
Heart rate (bpm)	68 ± 11	71 ± 12^**

Data are presented as mean ± SD, n = 124. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; D _d, diastolic common carotid diameter; IMT, common carotid intima media thickness (at diastolic pressure); MAP, mean arterial pressure; P _d, diastolic blood pressure; P _s, systolic blood pressure.

n = 93 due to missing information during follow-up.

Follow-up (2.9 ± 1.0 years) values were tested against baseline values using paired t-tests

P < 0.05

^**

P < 0.001.