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Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients

From: Novel insights into the association between seasonal variations, blood pressure, and blood pressure variability in patients with new-onset essential hypertension

 

Spring (n = 93)

Summer (n = 72)

Autumn (n = 151)

Winter (n = 124)

t/Z/χ2

P

Male n (%)

53 (57.0)

45 (62.5)

87 (57.6)

75 (60.5)

0.752

0.861

Age (years)

60.4 ± 13.3

57.7 ± 12.9

59.6 ± 12.9

56.3 ± 11.3

2.427

0.065

Diabetes mellitus

13 (14.0)

14 (19.4)

16 (10.6)

14 (11.3)

3.825

0.281

Duration of diabetes mellitus (years)

10.00 (7.53,10.00)

3.50 (0.83,6.25)

2.00 (2.00,9.25)

8.00 (3.25,12.00)

3.756

0.289

Current smoker n (%)

22 (23.7)

16 (22.2)

30 (19.9)

21 (16.9)

1.700

0.637

Duration of smoker (years)

22 (23.7)

16 (22.2)

30 (19.9)

21 (16.9)

1.700

0.637

CAD n (%)

3 (3.2)

5 (6.9)

6 (4.0)

3 (2.4)

2.411

0.492

PCI n (%)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.8)

4 (2.6)

4 (3.2)

4.894

0.180

Previous myocardial infarction n (%)

1 (1.1)

3 (4.2)

5 (3.3)

1 (0.8)

3.915

0.271

Family history of hypertension n (%)

3 (3.2)

5 (6.9)

6 (4.0)

3 (2.4)

2.411

0.492

Educational Qualifications n (%)

    

20.007

0.067

 Illiterate

18 (19.4)

13 (18.1)

34 (22.5)

19 (15.3)

  

 Primary school

22 (23.7)

25 (34.7)

27 (17.9)

31 (25.0)

  

 Middle school

36 (38.7)

17 (23.6)

47 (31.1)

36 (29.0)

  

 High school

6 (6.5)

6 (8.3)

18 (11.9)

23 (18.5)

  

 Specific colleague course or above

11 (11.8)

11 (15.3)

25 (16.6)

15 (12.1)

  

BMI (kg/m2)

26.06 ± 5.67

25.53 ± 3.99

25.47 ± 3.96

25.55 ± 3.81

0.390

0.760

Clinical SBP (mmHg)

156.3 ± 24.2

150.9 ± 24.9

156.9 ± 21.4

164.3 ± 22.2

5.738

0.001

Clinical DBP (mmHg)

93.8 ± 14.9

89.4 ± 12.4

95.4 ± 14.0

100.1 ± 15.1

9.100

 < 0.001

hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.61 (0.50,0.99)

0.53 (0.50,1.02)

0.60 (0.50,0.89)

0.79 (0.56,1.09)

13.651

0.003

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.14 ± 0.33

1.21 ± 0.34

1.19 ± 0.27

1.15 ± 0.25

1.063

0.364

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.78 ± 0.89

2.77 ± 0.85

2.65 ± 0.69

2.77 ± 0.79

0.792

0.499

TC (mmol/L)

4.49 ± 1.13

4.64 ± 0.93

4.58 ± 0.93

4.76 ± 1.08

1.363

0.253

TG (mmol/L)

1.53 (1.03,2.24)

1.37 (0.98,2.22)

1.44 (0.08,1.90)

1.28 (1.00,1.88)

3.468

0.325

ApoA1 (g/L)

1.26 ± 0.21

1.25 ± 0.22

1.27 ± 0.33

1.32 ± 0.25

1.524

0.208

ApoB (g/L)

1.08 ± 0.38

1.04 ± 0.25

1.07 ± 0.29

1.11 ± 0.31

0.652

0.582

Lp (a) (g/L)

14.60 (9.85,27.95)

16.05 (9.08,31.83)

13.00 (7.30,26.30)

16.05 (8.65,30.70)

2.297

0.513

Creatinine (mmol/L)

74.44 ± 28.37

71.75 ± 17.51

70.08 ± 17.81

68.00 ± 20.68

1.740

0.158

Uric acid (mmol/L)

355.29 ± 86.97

334.89 ± 82.80

338.52 ± 89.76

343.52 ± 84.53

0.971

0.406

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.49 ± 0.92

5.66 ± 1.10

5.72 ± 1.29

5.73 ± 1.40

0.846

0.469

Temperature

Maximum, °C

19.5 ± 4.7

30.9 ± 3.0

23.2 ± 3.9

10.2 ± 2.3

559.118

 < 0.001

Minimum, °C

9.6 ± 4.3

23.1 ± 2.9

14.0 ± 4.4

3.0 ± 1.0

546.774

 < 0.001

Average temperature °C

14.0 ± 4.5

26.5 ± 2.9

18.0 ± 4.2

6.1 ± 1.4

560.699

 < 0.001

Mean precipitation (mm)

160.7 (70.1,60.7)

146.7 (43.7,526.9)

65.8 (10.5,66.3)

88.4 (23.6,150.3)

120.572

 < 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, Apo-AI Apolipoprotein A1, Apo-B Apolipoprotein B, Lp(a) Lipoprotein (a), CAD Coronary artery disease, hs-CRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCI Percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention