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Table 3 Cardiovascular risk factors in those with and without resistant hypertension

From: Prevalence and risk factors for resistant hypertension among hypertensive patients from a developing country

Risk factors

Number of patients (%)

*p value

 

All

Resistant

Non resistant

 
 

(n = 277)

(n = 53)

(n = 224)

 

Non modifiable

    

  Age (> 55 years)

202 (72.9%)

46 (86.8%)

156 (69.6%)

< 0.05

  Gender – Male

139 (50.2%)

28 (52.8%)

111 (49.5%)

NS

  Gender – Female

138 (49.8%)

25 (47.2%)

113 (50.4%)

NS

  Family history

126 (45.5%)

29 (54.7%)

97 (43.3%)

NS

Modifiable

    

  High salt intake

61 (22.0%)

12 (22.6%)

49 (21.9%)

NS

  Tobacco smoking

16 (5.8%)

1 (1.9%)

15 (6.7%)

NS

  Hyperlipidaemia

142 (51.3%)

24 (45.3%)

118 (52.7%)

NS

  Diabetes mellitus

111 (40.1%)

30 (56.6%)

81 (36.2%)

< 0.01

  Obesity (BMI > 27.5 kg/m2)

185 (66.8%)

42 (79.2%)

143 (63.8%)

< 0.05

  Alcohol consumption

29 (10.5%)

7 (13.2%)

22 (9.8%)

NS

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, NS Not Significant; *, p values for ‘Resistant’ Vs. ‘Non-resistant’ groups.