Table 6.

Distribution of catecholamines according to the blood pressure levels and body mass index.

		Hypertensives	Normotensives	P value
BMI < 30	Number of subjects	n = 7	n = 28
	UE (μg/d)	8.46 (± 2.83)	3.61 (± 2.01)	< 0.05
	UNE (μg/d)	58.23 (± 28.65)	18.78 (± 11.20)	< 0.05
BMI > 30	Number of subjects	n = 31	n = 16
	UE (μg/d)	13.80 (± 11.26)	28.13 (± 16.06)	< 0.05
	UNE (μg/d)	101.14 (± 66.80)	5.37 (± 3.11)	< 0.05

BMI: body mass index, UE: urine epinephrine, UNE: urine norepinephrine.

Data are presented as mean (± standard deviation [SD]).