Table 2.
Clinical characterisitcs of the entire study population and sub-group analysis, P-values: Mann-Whitney-U-Test, Fischer's exact test.
| All subjects (n = 92) | ||||
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| Hypertensive (n = 46) | Control (n = 46) | P-value | ||
| Sex | 22 F, 24 M | 25 F, 21 M | NS | |
| Age (years) | 46.6 SD 14.4 | 44 SD 22.5 | NS | |
| Height (cm) | 174 SD 10.2 | 172.9 SD 9.2 | NS | |
| Weight (kg) | 86 SD 21.4 | 70.8 SD 11.9 | 0.000 | |
| BMI | 28.5 SD 7.6 | 23.6 SD 3 | 0.000 | |
| BSA (m2) | 2 SD 0.2 | 1.8 SD 0.2 | 0.001 | |
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| At rest | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 131 SD 20.5 | 121.7 SD 16.7 | 0.043 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 85.7 SD 13.5 | 78.8 SD 10.8 | 0.011 | |
| Mean BP (mmHg) | 100.8 SD 13.5 | 93.1 SD 10.5 | 0.002 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 69.3 SD 11.8 | 72.4 SD 15.1 | NS | |
| EF (%) | 56.3 SD 7.6 | 57.2 SD 7.2 | NS | |
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| 50 W | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 152.0 SD 19.9 | 147.9 SD 19 | NS |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 90.1 SD 12.2 | 80.5 SD 11.3 | 0.000 | |
| Mean BP (mmHg) | 110.7 SD 11.6 | 103 SD 10.2 | 0.000 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 107.4 SD 13.2 | 113.2 SD 16 | NS | |
| EF (%) | 58.2 SD 8.1 | 59.5 SD 8.1 | NS | |
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| 150 W | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 185.3 SD 23.4 | 175.8 SD 22.2 | 0.016 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 93.6 SD 11.6 | 86.4 SD 12.9 | 0.008 | |
| Mean BP (mmHg) | 124.2 SD 13.4 | 116.2 SD 14.1 | 0.003 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 124.5 SD 15.8 | 140.2 SD 18.1 | 0.000 | |
| EF (%) | 59.8 SD 8.1 | 61.9 SD 6.6 | NS | |