Preliminary Consequences of Blood Pressure Management and Blood Homocysteine Levels with Perindopril in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients in the Vietnamese Population

Table 4

McNemar test comparing the control rate of blood Hcy concentration before and after treatment with perindopril.

Hcy level			Control blood Hcy level below 15 μmol/L after treatment		Total
			Yes n (%)	No n (%)
Yes			26 (24.7)	1 (1)	27 (25.7)	<0.001
No			37 (35.3)	41 (39)	78 (74.3)
Total			63 (60.0)	42 (40.0)	105 (100)
Gender	Male	Yes	3 (10.3)	0 (0.0)	3 (10.3)	0.002
		No	10 (34.5)	16 (55.2)	26 (89.7)
		Total	13 (44.8)	16 (55.2)	29 (100)
	Female	Yes	23 (30.3)	1 (1.3)	24 (31.6)	<0.001
		No	27 (35.5)	25 (32.9)	52 (68.4)
		Total	50 (65.8)	26 (34.2)	76 (100)
Age	≥60	Yes	15 (20.8)	1 (1.4)	16 (22.2)	<0.001
		No	25 (34.7)	31 (43.1)	56 (77.8)
		Total	40 (55.6)	32 (44.4)	72 (100)
	<60	Yes	11 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	11 (33.3)	<0.001
		No	12 (36.4)	10 (30.3)	22 (66.7)
		Total	23 (69.7)	10 (30.3)	33 (100)
Diabetes	Yes	Yes	15 (33.3)	1 (2.2)	16 (35.6)	0.001
		No	14 (31.1)	15 (33.3)	29 (64.4)
		Total	29 (64.4)	16 (35.6)	45 (100)
	No	Yes	11 (18.3)	0 (0.0)	11 (18.3)	<0.001
		No	23 (38.3)	26 (43.3)	49 (81.7)
		Total	34 (56.7)	26 (43.3)	60 (100)

^∗McNemar test.