Table 3. The association between p-AKT and p-mTOR activities and the clinicopathological characteristics in the adrenocortical lesions of primary aldosteronism patients.

Variables	Number	p-AKT				p-mTOR
		−	+	++	+++	−	+	++	+++
Gender
Male	23	8	9	5	1	6	10	7	0
Female	34	13	17	3	1	10	12	11	1
Age (Years)
<50	28	11	9	8	0	8	13	6	1
≥50	29	10	12	6	1	8	15	6	0
Blood pressure
Normal	10	6	3	1	0	3	5	2	0
High	47	15	19	12	1	13	18	16	0
Plasma aldosterone
Normal	18	10	7	1	0	6	11	1	0
High	39	11	12	16	0#	10	11	16	2#
Serum K
Normal	17	9	7	1	0	5	7	5	0
Low	40	12	21	6	1	11	15	14	0
PRA
Normal	27	9	11	7	0	5	15	6	1
Low	30	12	13	4	1	11	13	6	0

^#indicates that the expression of p-AKT and p-mTOR was correlated with the plasma aldosterone level (P = 0.008, P = 0.027).