Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants of the study cohort

From: Investigating the association between human brainstem microstructural integrity and hypertension using magnetic resonance relaxometry

 

Total Sample N = 116

 

Hypertensive

Non-Hypertensive

Total

Hypertensive status, N(%)

27 (23.3%)

89 (76.7%)

116 (100%)

Age (yrs.), mean ± SD (min-max)

74.04 ± 15.61 (39–94)

50.64 ± 18.94 (22–94)

56.09 ± 20.69 (22–94)

MMSE, mean ± SD (min-max)

28.30 ± 1.66 (23–30)

28.97 ± 1.26 (25–30)

28.81 ± 1.39 (23–30)

SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD (min-max)

125.78 ± 15.69 (106–161)

113.19 ± 12.07 (89–139)

116.12 ± 13.99 (89–161)

Sex

 Male, N(%)

16 (59.3%)

49 (55.1%)

65 (56.0%)

 Female, N(%)

11 (40.7%)

40 (44.9%)

51(44.0%)

Smoking status

 Smokers, N(%)

15 (55.6%)

62 (69.7%)

77 (66.4%)

 Non-Smokers, N(%)

12 (44.4%)

23 (25.8%)

35 (30.2%)

 Other, N(%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (4.5%)

4 (3.4%)

HbA1c (%), mean ± SD (min-max)

5.80 ± 0.60 (4.6–8.0)

5.44 ± 0.43 (4.1–7.1)

5.53 ± 0.50 (4.1–8.0)

Triglycerides (mg/dL), mean ± SD (min-max)

114.70 ± 65.08 (39–278)

92.39 ± 48.60 (28–332)

97.63 ± 53.47 (28–332)

Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± SD (min-max)

173.74 ± 43.95 (120–282)

179.51 ± 36.20 (100–265)

178.16 ± 38.03 (100–282)

HDL (mg/dL), mean ± SD (min-max)

68.44 ± 35.92 (27–205)

62.08 ± 18.85 (29–118)

63.57 ± 23.93 (27–205)

LDL (mg/dL), mean ± SD (min-max)

91.33 ± 40.89 (30–217)

99.58 ± 30.81 (39–196)

97.64 ± 33.44 (30–217)

  1. MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, SD standard deviation, min minimum, max maximum