Table 2: Association between the goal BP establishment and clinical parameters of hypertensive patients in rural polyclinic settings: The results of discriminant function analysis.

Variables Pooled-within-groups correlations p-values
Other CAD -0.53 0.560
Male sex -0.48 0.302
Thiazide-like diuretics -0.48 0.430
Number of antihypertensive drugs -0.47 0.046
Total cholesterol 0.49 0.142
Prior myocardial infarction 0.50 0.036

BP, blood pressure; CAD, coronary arteries disease.