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. 2008 May 30;10(1):28. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-10-28

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study subjects

Characteristics Controls (n = 33) Patients with DM or ESRD (n = 13) P value
Age (years) 51.8 ± 10.4 55.3 ± 14.3 0.4
Male 16/33 12/13 0.006
HTN 9/33 9/13 0.02
FH 6/33 5/13 0.15
Dyslipidemia 4/33 4/13 0.13
ACE-I 2/33 6/13 0.001
Current smoker 1/33 1/13 0.49
Decrease in SBP (mmHg) 9.2 ± 7.0% 9.0 ± 11.5% 0.97
Decrease in DBP (mmHg) 3.7 ± 7.0% 2.0 ± 5.5% 0.45
Increase in HR (beats/min) 5.5 ± 7.9% 5.2 ± 7.2% 0.89

Results are given as mean ± standard deviation or proportions. HTN: hypertension; FH: family history; ACE-I: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate