Table 2.
General characteristics of normotensive and resistant hypertensive subjects.
| NT (n = 19) |
RHTN (n = 32) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52 ± 5.0 | 57 ± 13 | 0.06 |
| Gender (F/M) | 9/10 | 19/13 | 0.56 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 2.3 | 26.3 ± 2.9 | 0.14 |
| Office SBP (mmHg) | 121 ± 14 | 146 ± 16∗ | <0.0001 |
| Office DBP (mmHg) | 78 ± 8 | 86 ± 14∗ | 0.04 |
| Office PP (mmHg) | 43 ± 9 | 61 ± 13∗ | <0.0001 |
| PWV (m/s) | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 10.5 ± 2.2∗ | <0.001 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 3.1∗ | 0.04 |
Mean ± SD. NT: normotensive subjects; RHTN: resistant hypertensive patients; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; PWV: pulse wave velocity; TNF-α: tumoral necrosis factor-α. ∗ p < 0.05 versus NT.