Table 2

Age (years) at the diagnosis of arterial hypertension and age at the onset of hemifacial spasm in 62 hypertensive patients

Hypertensive patientsAge at the diagnosis of hypertensionAge at the onset of hemifacial spasmp Value
Values are mean (SD); p values obtained from two tailed paired Student t test.
All (n=62)55.8 (10.2)59.1 (11.0)0.03
≥60 years (n=49)58.4 (9.4)63 (7.5)0.01
<60 years (n=13)46.2 (6.0)44.7 (9.8)0.6