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.