Research Article

Association of Antihypertensive Drug-Related Gene Polymorphisms with Stroke in the Chinese Hypertensive Population

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and associated risk factors of patients with stroke and healthy controls.

VariablesCategoriesControlsStroke patients

SexMale11496 (39.9)406 (49.8)<0.001
Female17349 (60.1)410 (50.2)

Age (y)64.63 ± 9.8967.20 ± 8.60<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)23.88 ± 3.1923.36 ± 3.10<0.001

Type of usual residenceCountry27256 (94.5)769 (94.2)0.757
City1589 (5.5)47 (5.8)

Marital statusUnmarried583 (2.0)16 (2.0)0.409
Married25352 (87.9)706 (86.5)
Divorced or widowed2910 (10.1)94 (11.5)

Educational backgroundPrimary school and below15573 (54.0)491 (60.2)0.002
Junior high school11234 (38.9)273 (33.4)
High school and above2038 (7.1)52 (6.4)

Control of SBPNo16490 (57.2)488 (59.8)0.133
Yes12355 (42.8)328 (40.2)

Control of DBPNo11695 (40.5)308 (37.7)0.108
Yes17150 (59.5)508 (62.3)

DiabetesNo23664 (82.0)654 (80.1)0.166
Yes5181 (18.0)162 (19.9)

Coronary heart diseaseNo23354 (81.0)527 (64.6)<0.001
Yes5491 (19.0)289 (35.4)

COPDNo28494 (98.8)815 (99.9)0.004
Yes351 (1.2)1 (0.1)

TumorNo28557 (99.0)814 (99.8)0.031
Yes288 (1.0)2 (0.2)

Family history of hypertensionNo25416 (88.1)692 (84.8)0.004
Yes3429 (11.9)124 (15.2)

Family history of strokeNo28494 (98.8)796 (97.5)0.002
Yes351 (1.2)20 (2.5)

Family history of diabetesNo28399 (98.5)802 (98.3)0.699
Yes446 (1.5)14 (1.7)

ACEIsNo22144 (76.8)531 (65.1)<0.001
Yes6701 (23.2)285 (34.9)

ARBsNo27532 (95.4)768 (94.1)0.073
Yes1313 (4.6)48 (5.9)

BBsNo27617 (95.7)785 (96.2)0.522
Yes1228 (4.3)31 (3.8)

DiureticsNo23762 (82.4)650 (79.7)0.045
Yes5083 (17.6)166 (20.3)

CCBsNo9474 (32.8)180 (22.1)<0.001
Yes19371 (67.2)636 (77.9)

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARBs, angiotensin-II receptor antagonists; BBs, beta receptor blockers; CCBs, calcium channel blockers.