Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Study Subjects with and without Parental History of Hypertension
| Groupsa |
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|---|---|---|
| Variable | Without Parental Hypertension (n = 20) |
With Parental Hypertension (n = 23) |
| Age (yrs) | 20.6 ± 0.5 | 20.9 ± 0.5 |
| Height (cm) | 164.9 ± 2.0 | 165.4 ± 1.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.6 ± 2.6 | 69.4 ± 2.5 |
| Body mass index | 20.5 ± 0.7 | 20.9 ± 0.6 |
| HRrest (beats/min) | 83.2 ± 3.1 | 79.0 ± 2.2 |
| SBPrest (mm Hg) | 116.9 ± 2.5 | 117.3 ± 2.3 |
| DBPrest (mm Hg) | 71.4 ± 1.1 | 72.5 ± 1.5 |
| MABPrest (mm Hg) | 86.4 ± 1.4 | 87.3 ± 1.4 |
| HRpeak (beats/min) | 181.4 ± 1.6 | 183.0 ± 1.9 |
| V̇O2peak (mL/kg/min) | 25.8 ± 0.9 | 26.8 ± 0.8 |
DBPrest, resting diastolic pressure; HRpeak, peak heart rate; HRrest, resting heart rate; MABPrest, resting mean arterial pressure; SBPrest, resting systolic pressure; V̇O2peak, peak oxygen uptake.
a
Mean ± standard error.