Research Article
Electrocardiography in Hypertensive Patients without Cardiovascular Events: A Valuable Predictor Tool?
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| | | Global population | Without CV event | With CV event | value | | Median (IQR) | Freq. (%) | Median (IQR) | Freq. (%) | Median (IQR) | Freq. (%) |
| | Age (years) | 62 (13) | — | 62 (13) | — | 64 (12) | — | 0.44 | | Gender (male) | — | 53.1 | — | 51.4 | — | 62.1 | 0.39 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | 28.7 (6.1) | — | 28.9 (6.1) | — | 30.8 (4.9) | — | 0.22 | | HR (bpm) | 69 (16) | — | 69.5 (16.5) | — | 69 (15.0) | — | 0.75 | | SBP (mmHg) | 140 (22) | — | 139 (23.5) | — | 143 (21.5) | — | 0.11 | | DBP (mmHg) | 78 (16) | — | 78 (15) | — | 78 (19) | — | 0.56 | | PWV (m/s) | 9.8 (3.6) | — | 9.8 (3.4) | — | 10 (5.7) | — | 0.09 | | Diabetes | — | 39.4 | — | 34.9 | — | 62.1 | 0.01 | | Dyslipidemia | — | 78.3 | — | 76.0 | | 89.7 | 0.17 | | Smoking | — | 16.0 | — | 16.4 | — | 13.8 | 1 |
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