Characteristic

Case, N = 52

Controls, N = 52

p

Gender (male), n (%)

43 (82.7)

38 (73.1)

<0.001*

Age, y (Mean± SD)

70.6 ± 8.56

68.9 ± 8.93

0.76

SBP (mmHg)

140.0 ± 20.6

133.0 ± 19.2

0.02*

DBP (mmHg)

79.2 ± 14.2

76.8 ± 11.8

0.14

PP (mmHg)

61.0 ± 17.0

56.0 ± 14.0

0.06

MAP (mmHg)

99.4 ± 14.5

95.4 ± 13.1

0.04*

Co-morbidities

Hypertension grade

0.12

No hypertension

25 (48.1)

34 (65.3)

Mild hypertension

17 (32.7)

14 (26.9)

Severe hypertension

10 (19.2)

4 (7.8)

Stroke, n (%)

4 (7.7)

2 (1.9)

0.16

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

0.31

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

4 (5.8)

3 (5.8)

0.98

Smoking, n (%)

22 (44.2)

31 (57.7)

0.18

Alcohol, n (%)

11 (21.2)

21 (40.4)

0.03*