Table 4: Characteristics of patients with and without BP control after 4 weeks of treatment.
Characteristic |
Controlled BP n = 204 |
Uncontrolled BP n = 35 |
p-value |
Females, n (%) |
134 (65.7) |
21 (60.0) |
0.515 |
Age (years) |
59.9 ± 12.4 |
60 ± 9.5 |
0.947 |
Taking Alcohol, n (%) |
28 (13.7) |
1 (2.9) |
0.069 |
Smokers, n (%) |
12 (5.9) |
5 (14.3) |
0.074 |
Diabetics, n (%) |
26 (12.7) |
4 (11.4) |
0.828 |
History of heart failure, n (%) |
29 (14.2) |
13 (37.1) |
0.001 |
History of kidney failure, n (%) |
6 (2.9) |
0 (0.0) |
0.304 |
History of stroke, n (%) |
11 (5.4) |
3 (8.6) |
0.459 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
29 ± 5.9 |
28 ± 5.7 |
0.677 |
Baseline Systolic BP (mmHg) |
168 ± 14 |
189 ± 22 |
0.000 |
Baseline Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
99 ± 10 |
108 ± 9 |
0.000 |
Results are mean ± SD, unless stated otherwise.