Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of Group II (obese) subjects in study of gender differences in UAGT

Variable	Mean±SD		95% CI		P value
	Males	Females	Males	Females
BMI	37.4±5.7	38.7±5.5	34.2-40.6	36.3-41.1	NS
UAGT/UCr (μg/g)	3.7±2.1	6.3±3.6	2.6-4.9	4.6-7.8	0.01
UALB/UCr (mg/g)	10.7±10.4	11.2± 11.1	4.9-16.5	6.4-16.0	NS
Glucose (mg/dL)	78.2±18.2	80.6±30.0	67.2-89.2	67.6-93.5	NS
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	124.7± 12.8	128.5±17.5	117.6-131.8	121.0-136.1	NS
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	77.1 ±9.1	81.0±13.0	72.1-82.2	75.3-86.5	NS
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	41.8±8.4	57.8± 18.3	36.7-46.8	49.9-65.7	<0.01
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	121.8±28.0	117.5±40.9	104.8-138.7	99.9-135.2	NS
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	157.5±56.5	112.4±53.6	173.4-216.6	89.3-135.6	0.02

All subjects had BMI >30 Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation

UAGT urinary angiotensinogen, BMI body mass index, NS not significant, UCr urinary creati-nine, UALB urinary albumin, BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein