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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 111 study patients

From: The impact of antihypertensive treatment initiation on health-related quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor levels: a prospective, interventional study

Characteristics

Measures

Female, n (%)

70 (63)

Age, years, mean (SD)

59 (10)

Higher education, n (%)

28 (25)

Married or co-habiting, n (%)

86 (77)

Working, n (%)

53 (48)

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

29.3 (4.8)

Physical activity (FIT-index), mean (SD)

37 (19)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

9 (8)

Insulin treatment, n (%)

2 (2)

Lipid lowering medication, n (%)

22 (20)

Any continuous medication other than diabetes, n(%)

47 (42)

Smoking, n (%)

20 (18)

eGFR < 60 ml/min/1,73m2, n (%)

5 (5)

Proteinuria, n (%)

1 (1)

10-year SCORE risk, n (%)

 

Low

21 (20)

Moderate

66 (62)

High

17 (16)

Very high

2 (2)

  1. BMI, body mass index; eGFR; estimated glomerulus filtration rate; FIT index, Frequency-Intensity-Time (FIT) Index; SCORE, Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation system