Table 1 Characteristics of the patients studied
Characteristics | Patients (n = 211) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 67 (10) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 102 (48.3) |
Female | 109 (51.7) |
Weight (Kg), mean (SD) | 77 (14) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 159 (10) |
BMI (Kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.3 (5.2) |
Normal (20–25), n (%) | 41 (19.9) |
Overweight (26–30), n (%) | 67 (32.5) |
Obese (>30), n (%) | 98 (47.6) |
History of hypertension, n (%) | 149 (74.1) |
Upper arm circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 29 (3) |
> 32 cm, n (%) | 24 (12.1) |
Ankle circumference 1 (cm), mean (SD) | 25 (4) |
> 32 cm, n (%) | 7 (3.5) |