Table
2: Lifestyle and blood pressure control of very elderly
hypertensive patients.
Variables |
Total N = 41 |
Women N = 31 |
Men N = 10 |
pb |
Smoking (n, %) |
|
|
|
0.002 |
Never smoked |
22 (53.7) |
21 (67.7) |
1 (10.0) |
|
Ex-smoker |
19 (46.3) |
10 (32.3) |
9 (90.0) |
|
Alcohol consumption (n, %) |
|
|
|
0 |
Never consumed |
27 (65.9) |
27 (87.1) |
0 |
|
Previous consumption |
11 (26.8) |
3 (9.7) |
8 (80.0) |
|
Current consumption |
3 (7.3) |
1 (3.2) |
2 (20.0) |
|
Physical activity levela (n, %) |
|
|
|
0.469 |
Insufficient |
22 (53.7) |
18 (58.1) |
4 (40.0) |
|
Moderate |
18 (43.9) |
12 (38.7) |
6 (60.0) |
|
Intense |
1 (2.4) |
1 (3.2) |
0 |
|
Systolic blood pressure (n, %) |
|
|
|
0.402 |
Controlled |
31 (73.2) |
22 (71.0) |
9 (90.0) |
|
Uncontrolled |
10 (26.8) |
9 (29.0) |
1 (10.0) |
|
Diastolic blood pressure (n, %) |
|
|
|
0.244 |
Controlled |
40 (97.6) |
31 (100.0) |
9 (90.0) |
|
Uncontrolled |
1 (2.4) |
0 |
1 (10.0) |
|
aClassification according to
the IPAQ Research Committee (2005). bp:
Fisher's exact test.