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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the studied population, means ± SD or N (%)

From: The use of automated sequential blood pressure in hypertension clinics compared with office and ambulatory blood pressure measurements

Characteristic

Value

 Age (years)

50.0 ± 5.0

 Female

34 (53.1)

 BMI (kg/m2)

31.3 ± 6.3

 WC (cm)

95.0 ± 12.4

 Office HR (bpm)

76.4 ± 12.0

 Office SBP (mmHg)

142.7 ± 15.5

 Office DBP (mmHg)

88.5 ± 12.3

 Diabetes Mellitus

16 (25.0)

 Smoking

13 (20.3)

 Dyslipidemia

11 (17.2)

 COPD

9 (14.1)

 CKD

5 (7.8)

 BPH

1 (1.6)

 Depression

5 (7.8)

 CAD

7 (10.9)

 Heart failure

2 (3.1)

 Stroke

1 (1.6)

Type of antihypertensive medications

 Beta-Blocker

29 (45.3)

 CCB

16 (25.0)

 ACEI

11 (17.2)

 ARB

1 (1.6)

 Diuretics

6 (9.6)

 Centrally acting drugs

1 (1.6)

 Alpha-Blocker

2 (3.1)

 Spironolactone

2 (3.1)

 Combinations

15 (23.4)

  1. ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI body mass index, BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia, CAD coronary artery disease, CCB calcium channel blocker, CKD chronic kidney disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, SBP systolic Blood pressure, WC waist circumference