Table 2

Haemodynamic data of patients with and without hypertension

Haemodynamic and stress test variablesHypertensionp Value
Yes (n=137)No (n=195)
Heart rate at rest (beats/min)81 (22)74 (19)0.002
Heart rate at peak stress (beats/min)137 (23)138 (23)0.8
Systolic blood pressure at rest (mm Hg)147 (20)130 (19)0.0001
Systolic blood pressure at peak stress (mm Hg)188 (26)180 (24)0.02
Diastolic blood pressure at rest (mm Hg)91 (13)81 (10)0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure at peak stress (mm Hg)92 (16)88 (12)0.0001
Rate–pressure product at rest11 975 (3280)9807 (2910)0.0001
Rate–pressure product at peak stress25 763 (6237)24 850 (6322)0.4
⩾ 85% of maximum heart rate achieved (n (%))84 (61%)113 (58%)0.5
Mean working capacity (W)139 (40)143 (39)0.1
ST segment depression during the test (n (%))76 (55%)91 (47%)0.09
Angina during the test (n (%))37 (27%)49 (25%)0.7
  • Values are mean (SD) unless specified.