Correlation between Stroke Risk and Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients over 50 Years with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Results from the SYSTUP-India Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.

Characteristic
Mean (years)
Male	2275 (60.0)
Indian ethnicity	3746 (98.8)
Mean (kg/m^2)
BMI categories
Underweight	55 (1.5)
Normal	688 (18.1)
Overweight	657 (17.3)
Obese	2391 (63.1)
Smoker	1220 (32.2)
Consumed alcohol (>1 standard drink per day)	819 (21.6)
Consumed enough fruits/vegetables	1990 (52.5)
Physical activity (for at least 2.5 hours per week)	1941 (51.2)
Mental/emotional stress	1345 (35.5)
Family history of stroke/heart	918 (24.2)
Diabetes	1922 (50.7)
Peripheral artery disease	847 (22.3)
Left ventricular hypertrophy	572 (15.1)
Atrial fibrillation	281 (7.4)
Cognitive problem	342 (9.0)
Poor memory	727 (19.2)
Brain injury	89 (2.3)
Previous stroke or TIA	313 (8.3)
Mean SBP
Mean DBP
Uncontrolled mean DBP	2304 (60.8)
Antihypertensive treatment	3791 (100)
Fixed-dose combination therapy	1026 (27.1)

Values represent (%) unless specified otherwise. BMI: body mass index; TIA: transient ischemic attack.