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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Association between AT1 receptor gene polymorphism and left ventricular hypertrophy and arterial stiffness in essential hypertension patients: a prospective cohort study

Characteristics

GG (n = 114)

GA + AA (n = 65)

P

Age, years

59.54 ± 13.49

61.28 ± 12.79

0.401

Gender

  

0.535

Male

57 (50.00)

36 (55.38)

 

Female

57 (50.00)

29 (44.62)

 

BMI, Kg/m2

23.71 ± 3.13

25.16 ± 3.24

0.008

Smoker

23 (20.18)

15 (23.08)

0.705

Drinker

22 (19.30)

13 (20.00)

1.000

Diabetic

14 (12.28)

14 (21.54)

0.134

SBP (mmHg)

146.52 ± 24.74

138.15 ± 21.06

0.027

DBP (mmHg)

79.76 ± 20.63

83.77 ± 13.22

0.135

Csbp (mmHg)

143.07 ± 22.87

133.60 ± 20.30

0.006

TG (mmol/l)

2.22 ± 1.86

1.61 ± 1.05

0.032

TC (mmol/l)

4.00 ± 1.09

4.09 ± 1.00

0.585

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.26 ± 0.60

1.16 ± 0.33

0.156

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.82 ± 0.91

2.80 ± 0.79

0.924

Urinary sodium/24 h (mmol/l)

142.24 ± 63.83

131.14 ± 56.30

0.289

Scr (µmol/l)

91.52 ± 46.29

69.80 ± 14.56

0.017

LVH

  

0.006

LVH

47 (41.23)

14 (21.54)

 

NLVH

67 (58.77)

51 (78.46)

 

Grades of cf-PWV

  

0.036

Grade 1

30 (26.32)

8 (12.31)

 

Grade 2

84 (73.68)

57 (87.69)

 
  1. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), and n (%)
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, cSBP central arterial systolic blood pressure, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, NLVH non-left ventricular hypertrophy, cf-PWV carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity