From: Hypertension unawareness among Chinese patients with first-ever stroke
Aware (n = 3139) | Unaware (n = 593) | P value | |
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Age, median (IQR) | 62 (54–70) | 60 (50–69) | 1.31 × 10−4 |
Age ≥ 60 years, n (%) | 1835 (58.5) | 300 (50.6) | 4.14 × 10−4 |
Male, n (%) | 2186 (69.6) | 412 (69.5) | 0.961 |
Married, n (%) | 3135 (99.9) | 592 (99.8) | 0.579 |
BMI, median (IQR) | 24.5 (22.9–26.0) | 24.0 (22.5–25.4) | 3.47 × 10−5 |
BMI ≥ 25, n (%) | 1242 (39.6) | 198 (33.4) | 0.005 |
Smoking, n (%) | 1115 (35.5) | 249 (42.0) | 0.003 |
Alcohol drinking, n (%) | 682 (21.7) | 142 (23.9) | 0.235 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 874 (27.8) | 81 (13.7) | 4.34 × 10−14 |
Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 469 (14.9) | 76 (12.8) | 0.205 |
Heart diseases, n (%) | 345 (11.0) | 32 (5.4) | 1.44 × 10−5 |
History of TIA, n (%) | 123 (3.9) | 18 (3.0) | 0.348 |
Lack of health insurance, n (%) | 1564 (49.8) | 326 (55.0) | 0.022 |
Rural residency, n (%) | 877 (27.9) | 228 (38.4) | 5.23 × 10−7 |
Lower-level of education, n (%) | 806 (27.3) | 222 (38.0) | 3.35 × 10−7 |
Manual work, n (%) | 1663 (53.2) | 371 (62.6) | 2.78 × 10−5 |
Family history of stroke, n (%) | 349 (11.1) | 27 (4.6) | 1.55 × 10−7 |