Hypertension Subtypes among Thai Hypertensives: An Analysis of Telehealth-Assisted Instrument in Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Nationwide Pilot Project

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the patient population (n = 1,184). Values are number (%) or mean ± SD.

Characteristic	Value
Age (years)	58.2 ± 12.7
Female	695 (58.7%)
Diabetes	158 (13.3%)
Dyslipidemia	610 (51.5%)
Follow-up at primary care hospital	960 (81.0%)
On antihypertensive therapy	1,040 (87.8%)
Number of antihypertensive medications
1	406 (39.0%)
2	375 (36.1%)
≥3	259 (24.9%)
Type of antihypertensive medications
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers	648 (62.3%)
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors	474 (45.6%)
Diuretics	193 (18.6%)
Others	636 (61.2%)
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.5 ± 5.1
Clinic BP
Systolic BP (mmHg)	143.1 ± 18.0
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	84.8 ± 11.7
Pulse (beats/min)	79.2 ± 12.2
Home BP
Systolic BP (mmHg)	134.3 ± 13.9
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	80.6 ± 8.8
Pulse (beats/min)	74.6 ± 9.9
Laboratory results
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	199.2 ± 41.2
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	152.3 ± 85.5
HDL (mg/dL)	53.4 ± 14.7
Calculated LDL (mg/dL)	115.0 ± 38.5
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.94 ± 0.56
GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m^2	268 (22.6%)

BMI; body mass index, BP; blood pressure, HDL; high-density lipoprotein, LDL; low-density lipoprotein, GFR; glomerular filtration rate.