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.