Seventy-five ( 37 men , 38 women ) with grades 1-2 EH ( blood pressure ( BP ) was 140/90 to 179/109 mm Hg ) and the verified psychosomatic background of the disease ) were examined and randomized into 2 groups ( the mean age in Groups 1 and 2 was 48.5 3.69 and 47.5 4.2 years , respectively ) .