Table 1 Descriptive variables according to presence of arterial hypertension. adherence to treatment and level of physical activity

Age

48.3 (11.7)

52.5 (12.5)

58.9 (10.6)^{a. b}

54.9 (12.1)^{a. c}

56.9 (10.6)^a

54.0 (10.6)

0.001

BMI

27.4 (6.9)

28.4 (6.8)

31.0 (7.4)^{a. b}

31.3 (6.5)^{a. b}

29.1 (7.1)

28.9 (6.0)

0.001

Weight

72.4 (14.8)

79.7 (24.3)

81.3 (16.7)^a

81.7 (18.7)^a

77.2 (24.4)

78.4 (27.5)

0.014

WC

90.3 (17.6)

97.8 (16.5)

103.0 (15.8)^{a. b}

103.7 (14.5)^{a. b}

95.3 (18.1)

98.9 (17.8)^{c. d}

0.001

SBP

120.0 (30)

110.0 (20)

125.0 (30)^{a. b}

130.0 (40)^{a. b. c}

125.0 (28)^b

135.0 (18)^{a. b}

0.001

DBP

80 (20)

80 (20)

80 (10)^b

90 (20)^{a. b}

80 (18)

80 (10)

0.004

Sum of diseases

0.00 (0.2)

0.00 (1.0)

2.0 (2.0)^{a. b}

2.0 (2.0)^{a. b}

2.0 (2.0)^{a. b}

3.0 (2.7)^{a. b}

0.001

Costs

Consultation

17.4 (22.2)

17.5 (19.5)

32.9 (36.9)^{a. b}

26.05 (39.0)^{a. b}

39.8 (46.2)^{a. b}

42.0 (32.5)^{a. b}

0.001

Laboratory tests

0 (6.1)

0 (11.5)

0 (16.0)^a

7.22 (21.7)^a

3.54 (13.2)

0 (5.6)^d

0.029

Medication

9.69 (28.4)

2.27 (11.2)^a

43.4 (64.7)^{a. b}

14.9 (46.8)^{a. b. c}

68.10 (54.2)^{a. b. d}

11.4 (19.5)^{b. c. e}

0.001

Total primary

42.8 (61.8)

23.5 (42.1)

95.7 (85.9)^{a. b}

54.7 (104.6)^{a. b. c}

121.2 (123.3)^{a. b. d}

58.8 (43.8)^{c. e}

0.001

Total Sec. e ter.

264.6 (422.9)

219.5 (378.3)

363.3 (774.8)^{a. b}

236.3 (738.4)

368.3 (1241.5)

345.7 (1094.5)

0.101