Nutritional status of elderly hypertensive patients and its relation to the occurrence of cognitive impairment

Table 2 Baseline information, n (%)

Norm	Total cases (n = 200)	Modeling queue (n = 140)	Verification queue (n = 60)	t/χ2/F	P value
Distinguishing between the sexes				0.775	0.781
Male	93 (46.50)	66 (47.14)	27 (45.00)
Women	107 (53.50)	74 (52.86)	33 (55.00)
Age, year	71.49 ± 8.01	71.55 ± 8.03	71.44 ± 7.23	0.091	0.927
BMI, kg/m2	23.31 ± 2.54	23.15 ± 2.42	22.52 ± 2.61	1.648	0.101
Family history of hypertension				1.046	0.307
Yes	91 (45.50)	67 (47.86)	24 (40.00)
No	109 (54.50)	73 (52.14)	36 (60.00)
Course of hypertension, years	9.36 ± 2.70	9.24 ± 2.81	9.71 ± 3.10	1.051	0.295
High blood pressure classification				1.200	0.549
Level 1	107 (53.50)	73 (52.14)	34 (56.67)
Level 2	64 (32.00)	48 (34.29)	16 (26.67)
Level 3	29 (14.50)	19 (13.57)	10 (16.67)
Drinking history				0.577	0.448
Yes	78 (39.00)	57 (40.71)	21 (35.00)
No	122 (61.00)	83 (59.29)	39 (65.00)
Smoking history
Yes	109 (54.50)	76 (54.29)	33 (55.00)	0.009	0.926
No	91 (45.50)	64 (45.71)	27 (45.00)
defatted body weight, kg	54.92 ± 8.68	55.06 ± 8.92	54.46 ± 8.59	0.441	0.660
Upper arm muscle dimension, cm	25.01 ± 2.05	25.08 ± 2.11	24.88 ± 3.11	0.529	0.598
ALB, g/L	38.79 ± 5.66	38.82 ± 5.72	37.76 ± 3.62	1.325	0.187
Hb, g/L	133.62 ± 10.57	131.81 ± 10.92	134.47 ± 11.57	1.551	0.123
AST, U/L	20.44 ± 2.46	20.59 ± 2.51	20.35 ± 3.31	0.561	0.575
ALT, U/L	17.91 ± 2.93	17.95 ± 3.02	17.87 ± 2.81	0.175	0.861
Cr, mmol/L	80.23 ± 20.32	80.18 ± 20.42	80.43 ± 20.22	0.080	0.937
Hcy, mmol/L	20.67 ± 6.67	20.84 ± 6.83	20.42 ± 7.31	0.390	0.697
UA, μmol/L	260.66 ± 69.37	262.25 ± 70.15	259.68 ± 65.97	0.242	0.809
ALP, U/L	119.43 ± 19.60	119.18 ± 19.52	119.57 ± 19.71	0.129	0.897
Absolute lymphocytes	1.49 ± 0.60	1.49 ± 0.14	1.49 ± 0.65	0.000	1.000
TC, mmol/L	4.37 ± 1.01	4.08 ± 1.05	3.94 ± 0.81	0.922	0.358
TG, mmol/L	1.37 ± 0.82	1.44 ± 0.92	1.30 ± 0.62	1.078	0.283
LDL-C, mmol/L	1.20 ± 0.27	1.23 ± 0.23	1.15 ± 0.46	1.638	0.103
HDL-C, mmol/L	2.51 ± 0.70	2.53 ± 0.69	2.45 ± 0.77	0.725	0.469
MNA score, cent	21.77 ± 3.16	21.81 ± 3.52	21.74 ± 3.08	0.134	0.894

BMI: Body mass index; ALB: Albumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; Cr: Creatinine; Hcy: Homocysteine; UA: Uric acid; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; TC: Total cholesterol: TG: Triglycerides; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MNA: Mini-Nutritional Assessment Scale.