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Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the studied population |
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| Normotensives |
Hypertensives |
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| Patients (n°) |
67 |
127 |
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| Women (%) |
58 |
56 |
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| Men (%) |
42 |
44 |
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| Age (years) |
48.5 (40.0–55.0) |
50.0 (44.0–57.0) |
0.002 |
| Weight (Kg) |
77.4 (66.0–85.0) |
80.0 (70.0–90.5) |
n.s. |
| High(cm) |
1.7 (1.6–1.7) |
1.7 (1.6–1.7) |
n.s. |
| BMI (Kg/m2) |
27.1 (25.5–31.2) |
29.3 (26.8–32.4) |
n.s. |
| WHR |
0.9 (0.9–1.0) |
0.9 (0.9–1.0) |
n.s. |
| SBP (mmHg) |
127.5 (115.0–130.0) |
140.0 (130.0–150.0) |
0.001 |
| DBP(mmHg) |
80.0 (70.0–85.0) |
90.0 (80.0–95.0) |
0.001 |
| MBP(mmHg) |
94.2 (86.7–100.0) |
106.7 (98.8–113.3) |
0.001 |
| BUN (mg/dl) |
36.0 (31.0–39.0) |
37.5 (33.3–44.0) |
n.s. |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.8 (0.7–0.9) |
0.8 (0.7–0.9) |
n.s. |
| Clearance (ml/min) |
126.0 (100.3–153.0) |
112.0 (88.1–140.0) |
n.s. |
| AER(mg/24 h) |
53.4 (21.3–150.5) |
73.6 (44.4–122.0) |
0.05 |
| LVM (g) |
145.8 (118.2–176.8) |
161.1 (143.4–192.0) |
0.007 |
| LVM/h2,7 |
35.7(31.7–43.0) |
41.4 (36.0–49.5) |
0.004 |
| Insulin (μUI/ml) |
8.0 (4.5–12.4) |
10.5 (8.0–15.0) |
n.s. |
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BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist/hip ratio; PAS: systolic artery pressure; PAD; diastolic artery pressure; PAM: media artery pressure; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; AER: albumin excretion rate; LVM: left ventricular mass; LVM/h2.7: left ventricular mass/high2.7. Data are presented as median (lower-upper quartiles) | |||
Colomba et al. Immunity & Ageing 2008 5:4 doi:10.1186/1742-4933-5-4 |
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