Table 2.

Anthropometric and biochemical data of control and hypertensive subjects.

Total protein mg/dL	6.7 ± 0.85	6.8 ± 0.90b
Creatinine mg/dL	0.73 ± 0.18	0.99 ± 0.08b
Random plasma glucose mg/dL	112.9 ± 10.1	120.9 ± 9.2b
Total Cholesterol mg/dL	166.8 ± 38.1	178.8 ± 5.6b
DBP mmHg	77.2 ± 4.5	94.0 ± 13.9a
SBP mmHg	115.0 ± 5.5	150.5 ± 15.8a
BMI	21.1 ± 8.5	23.5 ±2.4b
Age years	46.2 ± 5.6	35.3 ± 7.9
Gender M/F	38/20	47/19
Sample size	58	66
Subjects	Normotensive	Hypertensive

^a p < 0.001 (SBP and DBP: hypertensive vs normotensive). ^b Not significant.