Research Article
Hypertension-Related Admissions and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Nigeria
Table 3
Gender differences in mortality of hypertension-related admissions.
| | Parameter | Males | Females | -value | | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| | Age (years) | 52.9 ± 17 | 51.1 ± 17.9 | 0.12 | | Duration of SH (years) | 9.0 (8.7) | 6.8 (6.4) | 0.001* | | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 (2.4) | 23.7 (3.2) | 0.044* | | DOS (days) | 9.7 ± 11.3 | 10.4 ±13 | 0.39 | | Pulse (beats/min) | 86 (18.9) | 82.4 (15.0) | 0.004* | | SBP (mmHg) | 167.9 ± 18.3 | 166 ± 18.6 | 0.41 | | DBP (mmHg) | 98.9 ± 13 | 97.8 ± 12.4 | 0.5 | | Stroke (number, % mortality) | 187 (40.1%) | 139 (38.1%) | 0.72 | | HHF (number, % mortality) | 79 (31.6%) | 125 (24.8%) | 0.29 | | CKD (number, % mortality) | 50 (40%) | 32 (31.3%) | 0.42 | | HBPEM (number, % mortality) | 59 (33.9%) | 64 (28.1%) | 0.49 | | Total (number, % mortality) | 375 (37.3%) | 360 (31.1%) | 0.07 |
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SH: systemic hypertension, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, DOS: duration of stay in the hospital, HHF: hypertensive heart failure, CKD: chronic kidney disease, HBPEM: hypertensive emergencies.
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