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. 2012 Jun;23(5):255–259. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2011-030

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Of The Subjects.

Characteristics Offspring of hypertensive parents (n = 80) Offspring of normotensive parents (n = 62) p-value
Age (years) 25.0 (5.31) 24.3 (3.60) 0.369
Weight (kg) 64.2 (10.87) 63.2 (9.93) 0.565
Height (cm) 1.7 (0.10) 1.7 (0.10) 0.856
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.9 (3.07) 22.6 (2.51) 0.499
Body surface area (m2) 1.7 (0.18) 1.7 (0.17) 0.659
Waist circumference (cm) 79.8 (9.12) 77.6 (7.21) 0.177
Hip circumference (cm) 97.2 (8.78) 94.6 (8.85) 0.121
Waist–hip ratio 0.8 (0.05) 0.8 (0.07) 0.838
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 115.0 (12.88) 111.7 (10.08) 0.122
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 72.8 (8.57) 70.5 (8.76) 0.131
Pulse pressure (mmHg) 42.2 (11.35) 41.2 (10.19) 0.789
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 86.9 (8.70) 84.3 (7.87) 0.067
Heart rate 76.6 (12.90) 76.8 (12.30) 0.909