Baseline Characteristics of Participants Overall and Grouped by Antihypertensive Treatment (n = 1,266)
Characteristic | Overall (n = 1,266) | Antihypertensive Treatment | P Valuea | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 1,057) | No (n = 209) | |||
Sociodemographic data | ||||
Female, n (%) | 874 (69) | 728 (69) | 146 (70) | .72 |
Age, years (SD) | 82.4 (5) | 82.5 (5) | 82.3 (5) | .59 |
Primary school only, n (%) | 656 (52) | 541 (51) | 115 (55) | .33 |
Low incomeb, n (%) | 197 (16) | 166 (16) | 31 (15) | .72 |
Residential home, n (%) | 101 (8) | 83 (8) | 18 (9) | .72 |
Systolic blood pressure, n (%) | ||||
<130 mm Hg | 237 (19) | 197 (19) | 40 (19) | |
130-150 mm Hg | 613 (48) | 493 (47) | 120 (57) | .004 |
>150 mm Hg | 416 (33) | 367 (35) | 49 (23) | |
Comorbidity, n (%) | ||||
CVDc | 511 (40) | 503 (48) | 8 (4) | <.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 274 (22) | 242 (23) | 32 (15) | .013 |
Depression | 182 (14) | 148 (14) | 34 (16) | .42 |
Cancer | 159 (13) | 134 (13) | 25 (12) | .75 |
Complex health problemsd | 674 (53) | 571 (54) | 103 (49) | .23 |
Baseline function, mean (SD) | ||||
MMSEe score | 27.2 (3.1) | 27.2 (3.0) | 27.0 (3.5) | .31 |
GARSf score | 33.0 (11.5) | 33.3 (11.4) | 31.2 (11.7) | .019 |
EQ-5D-3Lg index values | 0.70 (0.27) | 0.66 (0.27) | 0.71 (0.26) | .031 |
CVD = cardiovascular disease; EUR = euro; GARS = Groningen Activities Restriction Scale; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.
↵a P value from χ2 test for categorical data and t test for normally distributed continuous data.
↵b Defined as state pension only (~EUR 750 monthly).
↵c CVD included myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, intermittent claudication, other ischemic heart disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack, and heart failure.
↵d Defined as patients having problems in 3 or more of 4 domains (functional, somatic, mental, social).
↵e MMSE on a scale of 0 to 30 points (higher scores indicate better cognitive function).
↵f GARS; score ranges from 18 to 72 (higher scores indicate greater disability).
↵g Quality of life (EQ-5D-3L index values; full health has a value of 1, dead a value of 0).