Table 1 Clinical baseline characteristics of participants according to ECAS.

From: Association between H-type Hypertension and Asymptomatic Extracranial Artery Stenosis

 

Total

ECAS

P

None (n = 2080)

New-onset (n = 250)

Age, year

47.63(43.87, 54.00)

47.09(43.57, 53.37)

53.23(47.16, 60.60)

<0.001

Sex, n%

 Female

1252(53.73)

1156(55.58)

96(38.40)

<0.001

 Male

1078(46.27)

924(44.42)

154(61.60)

Smoking, n%

 Never

1630(69.96)

1476(70.96)

154(61.60)

0.004

 Former

66(2.83)

54(2.60)

12(4.80)

 Current

634(27.21)

550(26.44)

84(33.60)

Drinking, n%

 Never

1653(70.94)

1505(72.36)

148(59.20)

<0.001

 Former

16(0.69)

13(0.63)

3(1.20)

 Current

661(28.37)

562(27.02)

99(39.60)

Diabetes mellitus, n%

 Yes

165(7.08)

138(6.63)

27(10.80)

0.019

 No

2165(92.92)

1942(93.37)

223(89.20)

Dyslipidaemia, n%

 Yes

987(42.36)

847(40.72)

140(56.00)

<0.001

 No

1343(57.64)

1233(59.28)

110(44.00)

BMI, n%

 Ideal

1276(54.76)

1157(55.63)

119(47.60)

0.037

 Overweight

900(38.63)

785(37.74)

115(46.00)

 Obese

154(6.61)

138(6.63)

16(6.40)

Classifications of HT and HHCY, n%

 H-type hypertension

608(26.09)

511(24.57)

97(38.80)

<0.001

 Isolated HT

217(9.31)

194(9.33)

23(9.20)

 Isolated HHCY

938(40.26)

838(40.29)

100(40.00)

 Without HT and HHCY

567(24.33)

537(25.82)

30(12.00)

  1. *Data are presented as median (25% interquartile range, 75% interquartile range) or N(%).
  2. ECAS: extracranial artery stenosis; HT: hypertension; HHCY: hyperhomocysteinemia; BMI: body mass index.