Clinical impact of guideline-based practice and patients’ adherence in uncontrolled hypertension

Clinical Hypertension

Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline (n = 600)

Characteristic	Variable
Male sex	334 (55.7)
Age (yr)	58.6 ± 13.4
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.6 ± 3.7
Education
No	27 (4.5)
≤ High school graduation	313 (52.2)
≥ College graduation	255 (42.5)
Unknown	5 (0.8)
Smoking
Non-smoker	364 (60.7)
Ex-smoker	135 (22.5)
Current smoker	99 (16.5)
Unknown	2 (0.3)
Alcohol consumption
Non-drinker	235 (39.2)
Ex-drinker	55 (9.2)
Current drinker	309 (51.5)
Unknown	1 (0.1)
Exercise^a (times/wk)
≤ 2	316 (52.7)
≥ 3	284 (47.3)
Lipid lowering diet	267 (44.5)
Duration of hypertension (yr)	7.4 ± 6.7
Duration of treatment of hypertension (yr)	6.8 ± 6.7
Asymptomatic organ damage^b	150 (25.0)
Hypertension-related underlying disease^c	113 (18.8)

Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation
^aRepeated exercises that patients spent more than 30 min per time, and it examined on weekly basis
^bAsymptomatic organ damage includes albuminuria, left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram, retinopathy, and arterial stiffening
^cHypertension-related underlying diseases are renal disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, or coronary artery disease

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