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Table 1 Comparing demographic characteristics of the study population

From: The blood pressure variability in patients with cryptogenic stroke

 

Range

Mean ± SD

t test

p value

Age

 Group I

37–67

54.09 ± 7.04

0.747

0.388

 Group II

39–68

53.21 ± 7.68

Enrollment office SBP

 Group I

110–155

132.69 ± 13.88

0.069

0.945

 Group II

110–155

132.55 ± 14.20

Enrollment office DBP

 Group I

65–95

80.23 ± 8.24

0.805

0.422

 Group II

65–95

81.15 ± 8.19

  

Group I

Group II

X2

P value

Gender

 

 Male

 N

67

60

0.091

0.763

 

 %

62.0%

60.0%

 Female

 N

41

40

 

 %

38.0%

40.0%

Smoking

 Yes

N

31

25

0.362

0.547

%

28.7%

25.0%

 No

N

77

75

%

71.3%

75.0%

Diabetes

 Yes

N

25

20

0.304

0.582

%

23.1%

20.0%

 No

N

83

80

%

76.9%

80.0%

Dyslipidemia

 Yes

N

22

17

0.387

0.534

%

20.4%

17.0%

 No

N

86

83

%

79.6%

83.0%

Hypertension

 Yes

N

37

28

0.947

0.331

 

%

34.3%

28.0%

 No

N

71

72

%

65.7%

72.0%

ABP measurements above limits of normal

 Yes

N

25

25

0.098

0.775

%

23.1%

25.0%

 No

N

83

75

%

76.9%

75.0%

  1. SD, standard deviation; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; and ABP, ambulatory blood pressure