Table 2 Association between clinical variables among patients with and without resistant hypertension
Variables | No resistant HPT (91.2%) (n = 1110) | Resistant HPT (8.8%) (n = 107) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 66.9 ± 9.5 | 65.5 ± 9.5 | 0.15 |
Female, n, % | 713 (64.2) | 71 (66.4) | 0.66 |
Ethnicity, n , % | Â | Â | Â |
 Malay | 281 (25.4) | 31 (29.0) | 0.99 |
 Chinese | 495 (44.7) | 45 (42.1) |  |
 Indians | 319 (28.8) | 29 (27.1) |  |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.3 ± 4.8 | 27.4 ± 5.4 | 0.08 |
Diabetes mellitus, n, % | 672 (61.3) | 67 (62.6) | 0.79 |
Dyslipidaemia, n, % | 734 (66.1) | 76 (71.0) | 0.34 |
Chronic kidney disease, n, % | 377 (43.5) | 48 (53.3) | 0.08 |
Smoker, n, % | 77 (6.9) | 9 (8.4) | 0.93 |