Table 1.
Age, anthropometric, and basal cardiovascular parameters of subjects of various groups.
| Parameters | Normotensive offspring | Prehypertensive offspring | P values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | ||
| (n = 45) | (n = 68) | (n = 32) | (n = 20) | ||
| Age (Years) | 20.10 ± 2.80 | 19.85 ± 2.42 | 20.05 ± 2.30 | 19.70 ± 2.21 | 0.9132 |
| Body weight (Kg) | 58.76 ± 5.42 | 58.45 ± 6.46 | 62.40 ± 5.84*,# | 59.10 ± 6.20 | 0.0199 |
| BMI(Kg/m2) | 22.70 ± 3.60 | 22.52 ± 3.45 | 25.16 ± 4.10*,## | 24.10 ± 3.40 | 0.0040 |
| WC (cm) | 82.90 ± 6.32 | 82.28 ± 7.45 | 86.07 ± 5.56# | 85.54 ± 5.40 | 0.0264 |
| WHR | 0.840 ± 0.08 | 0.835 ± 0.09 | 0.892 ± 0.08*,## | 0.865 ± 0.07 | 0.0104 |
| BHR (per min) | 70.86 ± 8.70 | 70.05 ± 8.20 | 77.50 ± 9.10**,### | 76.20 ± 8.50# | <0.0001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 110.50 ± 7.10 | 108.65 ± 8.40 | 128.16 ± 6.20***,### | 127.30 ± 6.84**,### | <0.0001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 72.60 ± 5.90 | 72.48 ± 6.18 | 85.96 ± 4.50***,### | 85.25 ± 4.68***,### | <0.0001 |
Data presented are mean ± SD; Group I: normotensive offspring of both parents hypertensive; Group II: normotensive offspring of one parent hypertensive; Group III: prehypertensive offspring of both parents hypertensive; Group IV: prehypertensive offspring of one parent hypertensive; the *mark indicates comparison with group I, and the #mark indicates comparison with Group II. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; # P < 0.05; ## P < 0.01; ### P < 0.001.