Patients (N = 265)

Mean age, years

Seniority of hypertension, years

Familial hypertension, n (%)

Complications of hypertension, n (%)

- any

- heart failure

- renal insufficiency

- stroke

- coronary artery disease

Matrimonial status, n (%)

- monogamist

- polygamous

- single people

- widowed

Educational level, n (%)

- any

- primary

- secondary

- superior

Socioeconomic level, n (%)

- weak

- average

- high

Associated cardiovascular risk factors, n (%)

- overweight/obesity

- sedentariness

- diabetes mellitus

- dyslipidemia

- tobacco addiction

Antihypertensive protocol, n (%)

- monotherapy

- bitherapy

- tritherapy

- quadritherapy and more

58.2 ± 9.7 (33 - 83)

6.7 ± 5.8 (1 - 30)

183 (69.3)

207 (78)

23 (8.7)

15 (5.7)

15 (5.7)

5 (2)

188 (71)

42 (15.7)

30 (11.3)

5 (2)

3 (1.1)

28 (10.6)

72 (27.2)

162 (61.1)

70 (26.5)

179 (67.5)

16 (6)

99 (37.1)

90 (34)

50 (19)

12 (4.5)

6 (2.3)

18 (6.8)

129 (48.7)

102 (38.5)

16 (6)