Pulmonary Function Tests in Hypertensive Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Physical characteristics of hypertensive patients and controls at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017.

Parameter	Hypertensive; patient; N=61; Mean ± SD	Control; N=61; Mean ± SD	P-value
Age (yrs)	52 ± 6.66	50 ± 7.5	.131
Weight (kg)	69 ± 11	70 ± 8.36	.345
Height (cm)	162 ± 7.28	164 ± 7.44	.077
BMI (kg/m2)	25.88 ± 2.94	25.81 ± 2.41	.885
SBP (mmHg)	143 ± 20	115 ± 6	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	89 ± 11.3	74 ± 9	< 0.001
Mean BP (mmHg)	107±13.58	88±7.23	< 0.001

P value <0.01 is considered highly significant. BMI: body mass index, SD: standard deviation, SBP-systolic blood pressure, and DBP: diastolic blood pressure.