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Table 1 Comparison of demographic, laboratory characteristics, and ambulatory blood pressure measurements in different groups of plasma renin activity, angiotensin II, or aldosterone levels

From: The relationship of plasma renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone levels to blood pressure variability and target organ damage in children with essential hypertension

 

High renin group (n = 58)

Normal renin group (n = 74)

High angiotensin II group (n = 87)

Normal angiotensin II group (n = 45)

High aldosterone group (n = 70)

Normal aldosterone group (n = 62)

Age (year)

11.46 ± 2.49

12.27 ± 1.78

11.93 ± 2.14

11.88 ± 2.21

11.46 ± 2.46

12.27 ± 2.31

Gender (male)

48 (82.8%)

55 (74.3%)

70 (80.5%)

33 (73.3%)

56 (80%)

47 (75.8%)

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.84 ± 4.83

27.81 ± 6.19

26.94 ± 5.50

26.96 ± 6.13

26.00 ± 4.99

27.82 ± 6.22

CHOL (mmol/L)

3.95 ± 0.74

3.93 ± 0.53

3.93 ± 0.63

3.95 ± 0.63

3.98 ± 0.70

3.89 ± 0.52

TG (mmol/L)

1.33 ± 0.82

1.32 ± 0.72

1.26 ± 0.60

1.46 ± 1.04

1.26 ± 0.60

1.41 ± 0.91

UA (μmol/L)

388.60 ± 91.74

416.46 ± 91.82

405.19 ± 91.65

402.52 ± 95.16

386.07 ± 89.58

426.37 ± 91.84

Blood sodium (mmol/L)

141.67 ± 1.99

141.77 ± 1.45

141.99 ± 1.70

141.21 ± 1.60

141.66 ± 1.97

141.80 ± 1.31

Blood potassium (mmol/L)

4.20 ± 0.30

4.23 ± 0.29

4.20 ± 0.31

4.25 ± 0.25

4.26 ± 0.31

4.16 ± 0.28

24-h SBP (mmHg)

124.96 ± 10.70

125.20 ± 8.76

124.95 ± 9.28

125.37 ± 10.36

124.70 ± 9.61

125.57 ± 9.71

24-h DBP (mmHg)

70.84 ± 7.85

70.62 ± 5.41

70.64 ± 6.20

70.86 ± 7.33

70.80 ± 7.38

70.62 ± 5.52

24-h SBP-ARV (mmHg)

10.21 ± 2.82

9.21 ± 2.74

10.29 ± 3.01*

9.18 ± 2.27

9.82 ± 2.70

10.02 ± 2.97

24-h DBP-ARV (mmHg)

8.59 ± 1.96

7.91 ± 1.63

8.34 ± 1.94

8.48 ± 1.82

8.18 ± 1.76

8.63 ± 2.02

Daytime SBP-ARV (mmHg)

10.11 ± 3.38

9.05 ± 2.95

10.33 ± 3.76**

8.76 ± 1.67

9.78 ± 3.58

9.80 ± 2.94

Daytime DBP-ARV (mmHg)

8.57 ± 2.50

7.85 ± 2.02

8.31 ± 2.50

8.47 ± 2.17

8.22 ± 2.53

8.52 ± 2.22

Nighttime SBP-ARV (mmHg)

10.40 ± 3.81

9.67 ± 3.66

10.27 ± 3.45

10.02 ± 4.34

9.88 ± 3.26

10.52 ± 4.26

Nighttime DBP-ARV (mmHg)

8.69 ± 3.04

7.83 ± 2.29

8.41 ± 2.79

8.47 ± 3.01

8.12 ± 2.67

8.79 ± 3.04

  1. BMI Body mass index, CHOL Cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, UA Uric acid, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure,
  2. ARV Average real variability. *P = 0.031, **P = 0.009