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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Association of affective temperaments with blood pressure and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study

N (male/female)

173 (68/105)

Age (years)

63 (53-70)

Duration of hypertension (year)

9 (3-16)

Diabetes [n (%)]

38 (22)

CV disease [n (%)]

26 (15)

Current smoker [n (%)]

33 (19.1)

Body height [cm]

168 (160-174)

Body weight [kg]

80 (70-90)

BMI [kg/m2]

27.8 (25.3-31.2)

Blood glucose [mmol/l]

5.6 (5.1-6.6)

GFR-EPI [ml/min/1.73 m2]

81.9 (67.9-90)

Uric acid [μmol/l]

324.2 ± 79.6

Total cholesterol [mmol/l]

5.2 ± 1.1

Triglyceride [mmol/l]

1.4 (1.1-2.1)

Medications

 ACE-inhibitor [n (%)]

116 (67.1)

 ARB [n (%)]

35 (20.2)

 Calcium channel blocker [n (%)]

88 (50.9)

 Beta-blocker [n (%)]

98 (56.6)

 Diuretic [n (%)]

72 (41.6)

 Antiplatelet drug [n (%)]

52 (30.1)

 Statin [n (%)]

57 (33.4)

 Alprazolam [n (%)]

23 (13.3)

TEMPS-A, BDI, HAM-A scores

 Depressive

6 (4-9)

 Cyclothymic

3 (1-5)

 Hyperthymic

12 (9-14)

 Irritable

3 (2-6)

 Anxious

4 (2-9)

 BDI

5 (2-9)

 HAM-A

5 (2-10)

Hemodynamic. arterial stiffness parameters

 Heart rate [1/min]

70.8 (64.8-78)

 SBPbrach [mmHg]

133.5 ± 12

 DBPbrach [mmHg]

75.6 ± 9.2

 PPbrach [mmHg]

54.2 (47.1-62.4)

 SBPcentr [mmHg]

123 (113.2-130.8)

 PPcentr [mmHg]

51 (43.5-60.4)

 PPAmp

1.07 (1.00-1.13)

 PWV (m/sec)

8.7 (7.7-9.9)

 Aix (%)

15.5 (8.5-25.2)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). Categorical parameters are presented as n (%). CV diseases cardiovascular diseases, BMI body mass index, GFR-EPI glomerular filtration rate assessed by the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration glomerular filtration rate equation, ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, TEMPS-A Temperament Evaluation of Memphis Pisa, Paris and San Diego questionnaire, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, HAM-A Hamilton Anxiety Scale, SBPbrach brachial systolic pressure, DBPbrach brachial diastolic pressure, PPbrach brachial pulse pressure, SBPcentr central systolic pressure, PPcentr central pulse pressure, PPAmp pulse pressure amplification, PWV carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, Aix augmentation index