Table 2 Percentage change in anthropometric, cardiovascular, lifestyle and biochemical variables
Low renin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Blacks (n = 66) | Whites (n = 71) | p-value | |
Body mass index (%) | 4.29 (2.48;6.10) | 3.35 (1.60;5.12) | 0.484 |
Cardiovascular measurements | |||
Systolic blood pressure (%) | 1.91 (−0.21;4.04) | −1.77(−3.84;0.30) | 0.020 |
Diastolic blood pressure (%) | 2.53 (0.29;4.77) | −0.62 (−2.80;1.56) | 0.059 |
Pulse pressure (%) | 2.43 (−1.09;5.96) | −2.52 (−5.95;0.91) | 0.057 |
Total peripheral resistance (%) | 13.0 (6.06;19.99) | 2.23 (−4.55;9.01) | 0.036 |
Windkessel compliance (%) | −3.46 (−7.68;0.76) | 0.97 (−3.14;5.09) | 0.169 |
Carotid intima media thickness (%) | 1.69 (−0.73;4.12) | 7.96 (5.67;10.24) | <0.001 |
Biochemical analyses | |||
Renin (%) | −17.5 (−24.3;-10.7) | 2.17 (−4.39;8.74) | <0.001 |
Interleukin-6 (%) | 59.4 (52.0;66.9) | 35.5 (28.3;42.7) | <0.001 |
C-reactive protein (%) | 0.34 (−6.80;7.48) | −9.36 (−16.3;-2.45) | 0.069 |
Glucose (%) | 0.57 (−4.73;5.87) | −22.7 (−27.9;-17.6) | <0.001 |
Von Willebrand factor (%) | 3.11 (1.45;4.77) | 5.76 (4.14;7.38) | 0.048 |
Lifestyle | |||
γ-Glutamyltransferase (%) | −1.62 (−6.73;3.49) | −4.17 (−9.10;0.75) | 0.512 |
Cotinine (%) | −1.80 (−17.2;13.6) | 6.86 (−8.01;21.7) | 0.443 |