| |
Patients
|
Controls
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Mean age ± SD
|
52.7 ± 7.6
|
42.1 ± 7.7
|
< .001
|
|
Number of males (percentage)
|
50 (31.8%)
|
69 (81.2%)
|
< .001
|
|
Mean systolic BP (mm Hg)
|
139.8 ± 19.2
|
120.2 ± 10.3
|
< .001
|
|
Mean diastolic BP (mm Hg)
|
84.6 ± 11.6
|
77.8 ± 8.5
|
< .001
|
|
BMI
|
29.9 ± 6.3
|
26.5 ± 4.5
|
0.004
|
|
Smoking
|
6 (3.8%)
|
23 (30.7%)
|
< .001
|
|
Diabetes
|
44 (28%)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Stroke
|
4 (2.5%)
|
–
|
–
|
|
MI
|
6 (3.8%)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Renal failure
|
4 (2.5%)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Hypercholesterolemia
|
22 (14%)
|
–
|
–
|
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P values were derived from the χ2 test for categorical variables (gender) and student’s t test for continuous variables (age, BMI, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure)
