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Table 1 Characteristics of risk factors in study subjects

From: Estimating the probability of stroke in Korean hypertensive patients visiting tertiary hospitals using a risk profile from the framingham study

 

Female

Male

Total

 

Risk factors

(n = 769)

(n = 633)

(n = 1402)

p

Age, years

68.96 ± 7.36

67.74 ± 7.40

68.41 ± 7.40

0.002

Height,

154.50 ± 6.20

167.24 ± 5.79

160.44 ± 8.76

<0.001

Weight

60.63 ± 8.68

69.08 ± 9.23

64.56 ± 9.88

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

133 ± 17

131 ± 16

132 ± 17

0.143

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

79 ± 10

79 ± 10

79 ± 10

0.303

Heart rate

71 ± 11

71 ± 11

71 ± 11

0.648

Glucose

115.12 ± 34.14

113.62 ± 37.13

114.43 ± 377

0.491

Total cholesterol

201.32 ± 42.02

184.42 ± 41.03

193.56 ± 42.39

< 0.001

HDLc

49.52 ± 29.82

44.66 ± 12.43

47.28 ± 23.56

< 0.001

Triglyceride

159.85 ± 127.34

156.05 ± 108.74

158.08 ± 118.99

0.573

LDLc

132.00 ± 42.22

115.20 ± 42.10

12434 ± 42.96

< 0.001

Antihypertensives, n (%)

591 (76.9)

475 (75.0)

1066 (76.0)

0.429

Target organ damage, n (%)

117 (15.2)

111 (17.5)

228 (16.3)

0.241

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

132 (17.2)

93 (14.7)

225 (16)

0.209

Diabetes mellitus medication, n (%)

152 (19.8)

103 (16.3)

255 (18.2)

0.091

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

28 (3.6)

401 (63.3)

429 (30.6)

< 0.001

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

365 (47.5)

329 (52.0)

694 (49.5)

0.093

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

54 (7.0)

54 (8.5)

108 (7.7)

0.292

Left ventricular hypertrophy, n (%)

218 (28.3)

233 (36.8)

451 (32.2)

0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

116 (16.6)

47 (7.9)

163 (12.6)

< 0.001

Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2, n (%)

231 (30)

149 (23.5)

380 (27.1)

0.006

Stroke family history, n (%)

94 (12.2)

95 (15.0)

189 (13.5)

0.129

Antiplatelet therapy, n (%)

367 (47.7)

386 (61.0)

753 (53.7)

< 0.001

Warfarin therapy, n (%)

22 (2.9)

17 (2.7)

39 (2.8)

0.743

Lipid lowering therapy, n (%)

238 (30.9)

167 (26.4)

405 (28.9)

0.06

Uncontrolled HTN, n (%)

277 (36)

229 (36.2)

506 (36.1)

0.736

10-year probability of stroke

24.17 ± 20.77

24.39 ± 17.03

24.27 ± 19.16

0.825

  1. HDLc: High density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDLc: Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, cardiovascular disease: history of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, intermittent claudication, or congestive heart failure. Values: Mean ± SD or number (%). n: number.