Table 2

Prevalence of the clinical characteristics and the comorbidities in hypertensives and normotensives


Normotensives n.67
Hypertensives n.127
p <

Family history for early CV events (%)
0.0
8.6
0.04
Family history for not early CV events (%)
36.8
52.4
n.s.
Family history for diabetes mellitus (%)
13.2
15.2
n.s.
Diabetes mellitus (%)
3.0
5.5
n.s.
Retinopathy (%)
23.3
68.4
0.001
LVH (%)
13.9
28.7
0.04
Carotid Atherosclerosis (%)
20.6
51.3
0.001
Normal weight (%)
21.6
10.2
n.s.
Overweight (%)
46.0
43.9
n.s.
Obesity (%)
32.4
45.9

Central obesity (%)
71.4
80.0
n.s.

CV = cardiovascular; LVH: left ventricular mass.

Colomba et al. Immunity & Ageing 2008 5:4   doi:10.1186/1742-4933-5-4