Hypertension Subtypes among Hypertensive Patients in Ibadan

Table 3

Comparisons of demographic and BP indices in the hypertension subtypes.

Parameters (means)	Controlled	Isolated diastolic hypertension	Isolated systolic hypertension	Systolic and diastolic hypertension	value
Age	48.80 (8.52)^a	45.40 (8.78)^b	50.14 (9.56)^a	48.51 (8.88)^a	<0.001
SBP	122.98 (11.46)^a	133.15 (5.80)^b	155.33 (12.56)^c	169.98 (28.83)^d	<0.001
DBP	80.14 (6.64)^a	97.18 (9.47)^b	84.58 (4.90)^c	106.41 (13.85)^d	<0.001
Waist	95.02 (13.53)^c	93.41 (12.23)^b,c	90.08 (11.84)^a	90.78 (12.48)^a,b	<0.001
Pulse	83.47 (15.22)^a	92.40 (16.09)^c	87.70 (25.11)^a	89.83 (18.36)^b,c	<0.001
Waist-to-height ratio	0.74 (0.16)^b	0.72 (0.17)^a,b	0.69 (0.15)^a	0.71 (0.16)^a	<0.003
BMI	28.14 (6.23)^b	27.89 (5.98)^b	25.97 (5.39)^a	27.46 (6.24)^b	<0.014
PDH ratio	0.54 (0.15)^a	0.38 (0.10)^b	0.84 (0.18)^c	0.60 (0.19)^d	<0.001
Weight	74.35 (15.94)^b	72.06 (16.85)^a,b	68.63 (14.63)^a	70.56 (15.57)^a	<0.003
Height	162.85 (7.41)^b	160.56 (9.63)^a	162.63 (8.02)^b	160.50 (8.03)^a	<0.001

Means with the same superscript are not different at < 0.05.
Statistically significant.
PDH ratio = pulse pressure/diastolic pressure.