Table 2 Univariate analysis: factors associated with blood pressure control (target blood pressure: 150/90 mmHg)

From: Association between Frailty and Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment, and Control in the Elderly Korean Population

 

Target blood pressure (150/90 mmHg)

Controlled (N = 1744)

Uncontrolled (N = 415)

P-value

Age

72.9 (5.2)

73.2 (5.9)

0.311

Sex (male sex)

672 (38.5%)

133 (32.0%)

0.014

SBP (mmHg)

127.3 (11.9)

156.9 (12.6)

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

71.5 (8.4)

82.0 (11.5)

<0.001

PP (mmHg)

55.8 (11.9)

74.9 (18.3)

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

86.0 (9.0)

85.1 (9.5)

0.092

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 (3.3)

24.7 (3.4)

0.610

Hb (g/dl)

13.6 (1.5)

13.5 (1.5)

0.700

GFR (60 ml/min/1.73 m2)

75.3 (14.6)

73.8 (16.6)

0.116

Sodium intake (g/d)

3.8(2.8)

3.7(2.6)

0.491

Frailty index

0.22 (0.10)

0.24 (0.11)

<0.001

Income quartile (low/mid-low/mid-high/high)

51.5%/25.8%/13.1%/9.6%

53.3%/24.2%/12.3%/10.1%

0.856

Level of education (1st/2nd/3rd/4th)

66.7%/12.2%/14.9%/6.2%

70.1%/10.2%/14.1%/5.6%

0.561

Smoking

176 (10.2%)

30 (7.3%)

0.073

Exercise

766 (44.5%)

170 (41.4%)

0.252

Diabetes

428 (28.4%)

105 (29.8%)

0.683

Dyslipidemia

839 (57.8%)

194 (57.6%)

0.932

Stroke

143 (8.2%)

33 (8.0%)

0.868

MI, angina

167 (9.6%)

49 (11.8%)

0.173

CKD

251 (16.2%)

71 (19.5%)

0.126

  1. SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, PP: pulse pressure, BMI: body mass index, Hb: hemoglobin, GFR: glomerular filtration rate, MI: myocardial infarction, CKD: chronic kidney disease.
  2. Income quartile: household income/month, Low: household income/month < 650 US dollars, Mid-low: 650 US dollars ≤ household income/month < 1300 US dollars, Mid-high: 1300 US dollars ≤ household income/month < 2100 US dollars, High: household income/month ≥ 2100 US dollars.
  3. Level of education: 1st: elementary school or lower, 2nd: middle school, 3rd: high school, 4th: college or higher.
  4. Dyslipidemia: either hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-cholesterolemia, or a combination. (Hypercholesterolemia: 12 h-fasting total cholesterol ≥ 6.22 mmol/L (240 mg/dL) or taking hypercholesterolemia medications, Hypertriglyceridemia: 12 h-fasting triglyceride ≥ 2.27 mmol/L (200 mg/dL), Low HDL-cholesterolemia: 12 h-fasting HDL-cholesterol < 1.04 mmol/L (40 mg/dL)).
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