Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Patients Admitted with a Hypertensive Crisis at the Buea Regional Hospital, Cameroon

Table 2

Clinical presentation and outcome.

Variable	Male (n = 49)	Female (n = 46)	Overall (n = 92)	value
Systolic BP (mmHg), mean ± SD	209.2 ± 22.5	202.7 ± 22.1	206.1 ± 22.3	0.16
Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean ± SD	129.0 ± 16.9	130.9 ± 18.8	129.7 ± 17.9	0.61
Initial loss of consciousness, n (%)	5 (10.2)	4 (8.7)	9 (9.8)	0.77
Glasgow coma score, mean ± SD	14.7 ± 1.4	14.3 ± 2.4	14.5 ± 1.9	0.33
Headache, n (%)	20 (40.8)	13 (28.3)	23 (24.2)	0.17
Convulsions, n (%)	4 (8.2)	1 (2.2)	5 (5.3)	0.18
Dyspnea, n (%)	15 (30.6)	18 (39.1)	33 (34.7)	0.42
Chest pain, n (%)	10 (20.4)	7 (15.2)	17 (17.9)	0.45
Vomiting, n (%)	6 (12.2)	6 (13)	12 (12.6)	0.94
Neurological deficit	14 (28.6)	8 (17.4)	22 (23.2)	0.16
Psychomotor agitation, n (%)	4 (8.2)	0	4 (4.2)	0.05
Creatinine (mg/l), median(IQR)	26 (13–87)	16.6 (10–82)	21 (12–82)	0.413
Hemoglobin (g/dl), mean ± SD	11.2 ± 2.6	10.6 ± 2.9	10.9 ± 2.7	0.49
Total cholesterol (g/l), mean ± SD	172 ± 48.9	158.9 ± 67.3	168.6 ± 58.0	0.52
Death, n (%)	4 (8.2)	2 (4.3)	6 (6.3)	0.38
Length of hospital stay (days), mean ± SD	8.9 (4.4)	7.9 (4.7)	8.4 ± 4.6	0.75