Gender (men/women), n
|
Untreated Hypertensives (n=29)
|
Normotensive (n=37)
|
P /p
|
20/9
|
17/20
|
0.052
|
| Age, y |
53.2 ±1.7 |
54.9 ±1.5 |
0.469 |
| BMI, kg/m2 |
27.3 ±0.5 |
26.1 ±0.5 |
0.097 |
| Mean 24-h systolic BP, mm Hg |
143.7 ±1.8 |
115.4 ±1.0 |
<0.001 |
| Mean 24-h diastolic BP, mm Hg |
90.6 ±1.8 |
69.9 ±0.8 |
<0.001 |
| Urinary sodium, mmol/24 h |
183.1 ±15.4 |
204.9 ±16.1 |
0.349 |
| Creatinine clearance, mL/min |
2.17 ±0.11 |
2.11 ±0.08 |
0.655 |
| Total plasma NO2–/NO3–, µmol/L* |
4.50 (3.48–5.83) |
5.16 (3.83–6.95) |
0.477 |
| Total urinary NO2–/NO3–, µmol/L per 24 h* |
913 (687–1213) |
789 (597–1042) |
0.470 |
| 20-HETE, pmol/24 h* |
430 (334–554) |
402 (318–510) |
0.308 |
|
| Mean result±SEM or *geometric mean (95% CIs). |
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