From: HYPEST study: profile of hypertensive patients in Estonia
Male (n = 272) | Female (n = 484) | |||
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Serum biomarker | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Reference valuesa | P-value for gender comparisonb |
Na+ (mmol/l) | 140.4 ± 2.2 (140.1-140.7) | 140.3 ± 4.5 (139.9-140.7) | 136-145 | 0.29 |
K+ (mmol/L) | 4.3 ± 0.4 (4.3-4.4) | 4.7 ± 6.1 (4.2-5.3) | 3.5-5.1 | 0.01 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 6.1 ± 2.0 (5.8-6.3) | 5.7 ± 1.6 (5.5-5.8) | ≤65 yrs < 8.3 > 65 yrs < 11.9 | 0.009 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 88.5 ± 35.8 (84.2-92.7) | 68.4 ± 29.2 (65.7-71.0) | M 62-106 F 44-80 | < 0.0001 |
Uric Acid (μmol/L) | 391.6 ± 84.0 (381.5-401.6) | 317.8 ± 81.1 (310.6-325.1) | M 202-417 F 143-339 | < 0.0001 |
Albumin (g/L) | 44.6 ± 3.4 (44.2-45.0) | 43.7 ± 2.8 (43.4-43.9) | 35.0-52.0 | < 0.0001 |
Cholesterol (g/l) | 5.5 ± 1.1 (5.4-5.6) | 5.6 ± 1.2 (5.6-5.9) | < 5.0 | 0.007 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.9 ± 1.9 (1.7-2.1) | 1.7 ± 1.5 (1.6-1.9) | < 2.0 | 0.23 |
HDL-Choles-terol (g/l) | 1.4 ± 0.4 (1.3-1.4) | 1.6 ± 0.4 (1.5-1.6) | > 1.0 | < 0.0001 |
LDL-Choles-terol (g/l) | 3.7 ± 1.0 (3.6-3.8) | 3.9 ± 1.0 (3.8-3.9) | < 3.0 | 0.08 |
C-reactive Protein (mg/L) | 3.8 ± 7.8 (2.7-4.8) | 3.3 ± 5.0 (2.8-3.8) | < 5.0 | 0.92 |