Men

n = 342

Women

n = 214

All

n = 556

p

Age, years

53.7 ± 10.2

52.4 ± 12.6

53.5 ± 11.5

0.75

Seniority of HTN, years

5.1 ± 4.1

5.3 ± 5.2

5.2 ± 4.5

0.81

Family history of HTN, n (%)

Socioeconomic level, n (%)

- -weak

- -average

- -high

158 (28.4)

108 (19.4)

192 (34.5)

42 (7.6)

116 (20.8)

88 (15.8)

104 (18.7)

22 (4.0)

274 (49.2)

196 (35.2)

296 (53.2)

64 (11.6)

0.61

0.0001

Antihypertensive protocol, n (%)

- monotherapy

- bitherapy

- tritherapy

- quadritherapy and more

19 (3.4)

220 (39.6)

89 (16.0)

14 (2.5)

12 (2.1)

162 (29.1)

34 (6.1)

6 (1.1)

31 (5.5)

382 (68.7)

123 (22.1)

20 (3.6)

0.05

Associated cardiovascular risk factors, n (%)

- overweight/obesity

- physical inactivity

- diabetes

- dyslipidaemia

- tobacco use

240 (43.2)

142 (25.5)

52 (9.3)

43 (7.7)

7 (1.2)

168 (30.2)

183 (33.0)

24 (4.3)

20 (3.6)

2 (0.4)

408 (73.4)

325 (58.5)

76 (13.6)

63 (11.3)

9 (1.6)

0.0009

0.008

0.001

0.025

0.005