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Table 2 Demographic and clinical features of patients

From: Subclinical atherosclerosis burden in non-diabetic hypertensives treated in primary care center: the IMTABI study

 

All

n = 140

ATB (yes)

n = 91 (65)

ATB (no)

n = 49 (35)

p

Age (years-old)

61,51 ± 9,2

62,6 ± 9,4

59,45 ± 8,57

0,05

Sex (men)

76 (54,3)

58 (63,7)

18 (36,7)

0,002

(women)

64 (45,7)

33 (46,3)

31 (63,3)

 

Duration HTN (years)

7,64 ± 6,5

8,4 ± 6,5

6,08 ± 6,38

0,038

Smoking (present or past)

86 (61,4)

65 (71,4)

21 (42,9)

0,001

 -Men

63 (73,3)

49 (75,4)

14 (66,7)

0,4

 -Women

23 (26,7)

16 (24,6)

7 (33,3)

 

Dyslipidemia on therapy

   

0,048

 - No

94 (67,1)

56 (61,5)

38 (77,6)

 

 - Yes

46 (32,9)

35 (38,5)

11 (22,4)

 

Risk category (Score)

   

0,002

 - Moderate

57 (40,7)

28 (30,8)

28 (57,1)

 

 - High

83 (59,3)

63 (69,2)

21 (42,9)

 

BMI (kg/mt2)

30 ± 4

30 ± 4

29 ± 5

NS

Abdominal circunference

 All

101,8 ± 10,7

103,8 ± 9,5

98,1 ± 11,9

0,003

 Men

106,2 ± 8,6

106,2 ± 8,8

104,2 ± 7,7

0,2

 Women

96,5 ± 10,7

98,4 ± 8,4

94,5 ± 12,6

0,1

LVH

13 (9%)

5 (10%)

8 (9%)

NS

Prediabetes

 

43 (47%)

21 (42%)

NS

Metabolic syndrome

 

34 (37%)

16 (32%)

NS

SBP (mmHg)

136 ± 15

136 ± 15

137 ± 13

NS

DBP (mmHg)

81 ± 8

81 ± 8

82 ± 9

NS

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. ATB Arteriosclerotic burden, BMI Body mass index, HTN Hypertension, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LVH Left Ventricular Hypertrophy