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.