Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 1641 untreated hypertensive patients

Age (years)

50.4 ± 12.18

47.8 ± 12.26

55.1 ± 10.53

<0.001

Height (cm)

165.6 ± 8.76

170.3 ± 6.47

157.5 ± 5.90

<0.001

Weight (kg)

73.5 ± 12.97

78.7 ± 11.76

65.6 ± 9.75

<0.001

BMI (kg/m ² )

26.7 ± 3.38

27.1 ± 3.28

26.0 ± 3.50

<0.001

BSA (m ² )

1.8 ± 0.19

1.9 ± 0.16

1.7 ± 0.13

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

139.5 ± 15.29

138.8 ± 14.69

140.7 ± 16.23

0.013

DBP (mmHg)

92.0 ± 9.34

93.7 ± 8.83

88.9 ± 9.43

<0.001

PP(mmHg)

47.5 ± 15.52

45.1 ± 14.19

51.8 ± 16.79

<0.001

MAP (mmHg)

107.8 ± 9.09

108.7 ± 8.90

106.2 ± 9.19

<0.001

Plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.5 ± 1.86

5.4 ± 1.98

5.7 ± 1.59

<0.001

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.4 ± 1.05

5.5 ± 1.05

5.3 ± 1.03

0.017

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

2.0 ± 1.54

2.2 ± 1.78

1.7 ± 0.97

<0.001

High density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.5 ± 0.36

1.4 ± 0.37

1.5 ± 0.35

<0.001

Low density lipoprotein (mmol/L)

3.0 ± 1.02

3.0 ± 1.08

3.0 ± 0.91

0.727

Diabetes (%)

94(5.7)

46(4.4)

48(8.1)

0.003

Obesity (%)

252(15.4)

176(16.9)

76(12.7)

0.027