Comparison between Central and Brachial Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Elderly Women and Men

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the groups and the number of antihypertensive agents.

Parameters	Overall population ()	Women ()	Men ()
Age	70 (7)	71 (7)	68 (7)
Sedentary lifestyle (%)	62	62	63
Smoking (%)	14	10	20
Diabetes (%)	35	33	37
Weight (kg)	79 (17)	76 (17)	83 (16)
Height (cm)	1.6 (0.1)	1.5	1.7
WC (cm)	102 (16)	102 (15)	103 (17)
BMI	31 (6)	32 (8)	30 (5)
Antihypertensive drugs ()	1.6 (1.3)	1.8 (1.3)	1.4 (1.3)
BB (%)	33	38	27
CCB (%)	13	10	17
ARB (%)	35	36	33
Vasodilator (%)	3	3	3
ACEI (%)	30	31	30
Diuretics (%)	41
Controlled hypertensives (%)	41	41	40

= comparison between women and men (); ( ) = standard deviation; WC = waist circumference; BMI = body mass index; = number; % = percentage; kg = kilogram; cm = centimetres; BB = beta-adrenergic blocker; CCB = calcium channel blocker; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker; ACEI = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.