[Table/Fig-1]:
Demographic characteristics of the study subjects
| Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotensives (n 19) | Prehypertensives (n 31) | p-value | Normotensives (n 19) | Prehypertensives (n 30) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 42.94±13.99 | 44.40±13.33 | 0.71 | 44.78±13.87 | 47.06 ±13.15 | 0.56 |
| Height (m) | 1.67±0.04 | 1.65±0.078 | 0.33 | 1.63±0.06 | 1.67 ±0.065 | 0.016 |
| Weight (kg) | 61.42±6.99 | 60.63±5.95 | 0.67 | 57.89±5.72 | 56.67 ± 5.00 | 0.67 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.94±2.16 | 22.27±2.60 | 0.64 | 21.91±3.24 | 23.02 ±1.86 | 0.72 |
| BSA (m2) | 1.69±0.10 | 1.66±0.10 | 0.45 | 1.62±0.08 | 1.73±0.09 | 0.51 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 109.78±7.48 | 121.93±3.94 | <0.001 | 108.73±4.67 | 131±3.09 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 66±4.65 | 75.2±5.76 | <0.001 | 66.73±4.43 | 79.22±4.73 | <0.001 |
| HR (beats/min) | 77.73±7.22 | 85.8±5.13 | <0.001 | 78.42±9.21 | 83.03±5.55 | 0.031 |
| PP (mmHg) | 43.78±5.36 | 56.73±6.63 | <0.001 | 42±5.07 | 52.25±5.54 | <0.001 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 80.60±5.17 | 90.77±4.19 | <0.001 | 80.79±3.83 | 96.65±3.36 | <0.001 |
Ht: height, Wt: weight, BMI: body mass index, BSA: body surface area, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HR: heart rate, PP: pulse pressure, MAP: mean arterial pressure