Table 1: Baseline characteristics.

 

Characteristics

No. of patients (N = 111)

Woman

75 (67.6%)

Age in years, mean

62.8 ± 12

Black race

56 (50.5%)

Body weight, mean (Kg)

72.2 ±14.8

Height, mean (meters)

1.59 ± 0.1

BMI, mean (Kg/m2)

28.18 ± 4.72

History of MI

23 (20.7%)

History of stroke

26 (23.4%)

High Framingham score

71 (64%)

Alcohol consumption

10 (9%)

Current smoker

3 (2.7%)

Past smoker

43 (38.7%)

Diabetes Mellitus

39 (35.1%)

Metabolic syndrome

62 (55.9%)

Time of SAH, mean (years)

21.7 ± 12.9

Number of BP drugs, mean

4.7 ± 1.1

Baseline systolic BP, mean

152.5 ± 28.4

Baseline diastolic BP, mean

88.5 ± 17.1

 

Data are expressed as number of patients (percentage) or mean ± SD. BMI: Body Mass Index; MI: Myocardial Infarction; SAH: Systemic Arterial Hypertension; BP: Blood Pressure.