Table 2 Patient characteristics according to presence or absence of ECG abnormalities
LVH | Abnormal T wave | ST segment depression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absence | Presence | Absence | Presence | Absence | Presence | ||||
n=631 | n=116 | P-value | n=606 | n=141 | P-value | n=704 | n=43 | P-value | |
Age (years) | 71.5±6.5 | 71.5±6.6 | 0.93 | 71.3±6.3 | 73.4±6.9 | 0.0001 | 71.4±6.4 | 73.2±7.2 | 0.07 |
Women (%) | 63.9 | 58.6 | 0.28 | 63.2 | 62.4 | 0.86 | 62.8 | 67.4 | 0.54 |
Body mass index (kg m−2) | 23.7±3.1 | 22.8±2.9 | 0.008 | 23.6±3.1 | 23.4±3.1 | 0.61 | 23.6±3.1 | 23.0±3.1 | 0.25 |
Current smoker (%) | 8.9 | 11.2 | 0.43 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 0.51 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 0.60 |
Current drinker (%) | 23.1 | 22.4 | 0.86 | 23.4 | 21.3 | 0.58 | 23.9 | 9.3 | 0.03 |
Complications | |||||||||
Diabetes (%) | 13.6 | 13.8 | 0.96 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 0.09 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 0.08 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 39.5 | 31.9 | 0.12 | 38.5 | 37.6 | 0.85 | 38.4 | 37.2 | 0.88 |
High uric acid (%) | 8.7 | 7.8 | 0.73 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 0.76 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 0.70 |
History of stroke (%) | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.35 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.88 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.86 |
Morning home | |||||||||
SBP (mm Hg) | 133.2±13.3 | 138.1±17.1 | 0.004 | 132.7±13.5 | 139.3±15.2 | <.0001 | 133.8±14.0 | 136.9±15.0 | 0.16 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 77.7±9.1 | 80.0±0.8 | 0.03 | 77.5±9.1 | 80.3±10.2 | 0.001 | 78.1±9.3 | 76.8±10.4 | 0.39 |
HR (b.p.m.) | 65.7±8.8 | 65.5±8.8 | 0.82 | 65.9±8.7 | 64.7±8.8 | 0.18 | 65.7±8.7 | 64.7±9.8 | 0.50 |
Evening home | |||||||||
SBP (mm Hg) | 127.0±13.6 | 129.0±15.1 | 0.16 | 126.2±13.4 | 132.2±14.7 | <.0001 | 127.2±13.9 | 128.7±13.0 | 0.51 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 72.7±8.6 | 73.5±9.3 | 0.38 | 72.3±8.6 | 75.0±8.9 | 0.001 | 72.9±8.7 | 72.1±9.5 | 0.57 |
HR (b.p.m.) | 69.2±8.9 | 68.8±9.8 | 0.69 | 69.3±8.9 | 68.4±9.6 | 0.33 | 69.1±8.9 | 68.8±10.2 | 0.83 |
Office | |||||||||
SBP (mm Hg) | 137.4±15.2 | 141.2±15.3 | 0.01 | 137.1±15.2 | 141.7±15.5 | 0.001 | 137.7±15.2 | 141.5±16.2 | 0.11 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 77.2±9.0 | 78.2±9.2 | 0.27 | 76.9±9.0 | 9.3±9.1 | 0.005 | 77.4±9.0 | 77.1±9.9 | 0.87 |
HR (b.p.m.) | 71.0±9.9 | 68.8±9.2 | 0.03 | 70.8±10.0 | 69.8±9.0 | 0.30 | 70.8±9.8 | 68.6±9.8 | 0.17 |
Duration of hypertension (months) | 88.4±94.2 | 96.9±103.5 | 0.40 | 88.7±95.0 | 93.6±98.8 | 0.60 | 88.8±94.6 | 104.1±112.3 | 0.33 |
Number of drug (n) | 1.42±0.73 | 1.37±0.56 | 0.43 | 1.43±0.71 | 1.34±0.68 | 0.19 | 1.40±0.70 | 1.51±0.82 | 0.34 |
Antihypertensive treatment (%) | |||||||||
ARB | 74.3 | 78.5 | 0.35 | 75.4 | 73.1 | 0.56 | 75.4 | 67.4 | 0.24 |
ACE inhibitor | 14.7 | 14.7 | 0.98 | 13.9 | 18.4 | 0.17 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 0.77 |
Diuretics | 23.5 | 17.2 | 0.14 | 23.8 | 17.0 | 0.08 | 21.9 | 32.6 | 0.10 |
α-Blocker | 9.5 | 10.3 | 0.78 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 0.85 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 0.94 |
β-Blocker | 12.0 | 10.3 | 0.60 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 0.45 | 11.5 | 16.3 | 0.35 |
αβ-Blocker | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.53 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.71 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.70 |
Timing of taking antihypertensive medication (%) | |||||||||
Morning | 91.8 | 91.4 | 0.89 | 90.8 | 95.7 | 0.05 | 91.2 | 100.0 | 0.04 |
Noon | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.78 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.28 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.17 |
Evening | 26.5 | 28.5 | 0.66 | 28.6 | 19.2 | 0.02 | 27.1 | 20.9 | 0.37 |
