Table 1

Characteristics of patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (n = 646)

Mean age (SD), years71.1 (12.2)
Sex — female, n (%)299 (46.3)
PCRS eligibility, n (%)528 (81.7)
Diabetes, n (%)237 (36.7)
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)256 (40.0)
Cardiac failure, n (%)88 (13.6)
Mean systolic clinic BP (SD), mmHg142.1 (18.0)
Mean diastolic clinic BP (SD), mmHg78.1 (11.9)
Have ever had an ABPM, n (%)276 (42.7)
Elevated ABPM (past 6 months, n= 74)
  Mean daytime systolic ABPM (SD), mmHg147.9 (21.5)
  Mean daytime diastolic ABPM (SD), mmHg81.4 (14.8)
  • ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure measurement. BP = blood pressure. PCRS = primary care reimbursement service. SD = standard deviation.