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Published in final edited form as: J Hum Hypertens. 2010 Dec 2;25(11):672–678. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2010.110

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population by obesity status.

Characteristics	BMI < 30 kg/m²	BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	p-value

n	58	39	-
Mean Age (y)	46.8 ± 1.2	46.1 ± 1.5	0.69
Gender (% female)	47	44	0.83
Mean BMI (kg/m²)	26.2 ± 0.4	32.1 ± 0.3	<0.0001
Mean 25(OH)D (ng/mL)	23.7 ± 1.1	21.2 ± 1.2	0.12
Plasma Renin Activity (ng/mL/hr)	0.50 (0.29, 0.90)^*	0.31 (0.20, 0.80)^*	0.13
24-hr urine sodium (mmol)	223.3 ± 8.9	228.4 ± 8.9	0.70
Baseline MAP (mmHg)	105.0 ± 1.7	102.2 ± 1.8	0.27
AngII Stimulated MAP (mmHg)	115.2 ± 1.7	115.1 ± 2.0	0.98

Results reported as means ± standard error of means, and as

median with interquartile ranges.