Research Article
Ankle-Brachial Index as the Best Predictor of First Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Treated Systemic Hypertension
Table 1
General characteristics of the study group and the control group subjects.
| | Study group () | Control group () | |
| | Mean age (years) | | | NS | | Mean age, females (years) | | | NS | | Mean age, males (years) | | | NS | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | NS | | Diabetes | 14 (27.45%) | 11 (36.6%) | NS | | Time since the diagnosis of hypertension (years) | | | NS | | Smokers | 13 (25.49%) | 9 (30%) | NS | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | NS | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | NS |
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NS: nonsignificant.
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