Table 1 Characteristics of patient populations on admission
From: In emergency hypertension, could biomarkers change the guidelines?
Clinical factor | Group A (180) N° (%) | Group B (290) N° (%) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 74 (41%) | 122 (42%) | 0.7 |
DM | 49 (27%) | 64 (22%) | 0.17 |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 < 45 year | 77 (43%) | 104 (36%) | 0.07 |
 > 45 year | 103 (57%) | 185 (64%) | 0.28 |
Smoking | 112 (62%) | 64 (22%) | 0.01 |
Pre-existing PAD | 25 (14%) | 49 (11%) | 0.18 |
Syst BP (mmHg) | 218 ± 14 | 234 ± 32 | 0.001 |
Dias BP (mmHg) | 114 ± 9 | 121 ± 20 | 0.001 |
Duration till achieving TBP (hour) | 10.5 ± 5.2 | 18.7 ± 7.2 | 0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.03 ± 0.18 | 1.47 ± 0.12 | 0.01 |
Hs-Troponin (ng/ml) | 0.001 ± 0.0015 | 0.270 ± 0.019 | 0.001 |