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. 2016 Mar 2;16:13. doi: 10.1186/s12902-016-0093-y

Table 1.

Clinical and biochemical characteristics

Characteristics Normotensive women Prehypertensive women Normotensive women with DM Prehypertensive women with DM
(n = 20) (n = 20) (n = 20) (n = 20)
Age (years) 42.7 ± 5.8 44.9 ± 4.0 45.2 ± 6.6 45.4 ± 5.1
Height (cm) 162.3 ± 5.7 160.5 ± 5.9 161.9 ± 6.1 161.1 ± 5.2
Weight (Kg) 58.7 ± 5.7 59.5 ± 5.7 62.1 ± 4.8 64.1 ± 4.4
BMI (kg/cm2) 23.5 ± 2.7 22.9 ± 2.1 24.0 ± 2.1 23.8 ± 1.5
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 108.8 ± 6.5 130.4 ± 5.5a 111.0 ± 6.0 131.3 ± 4.9a
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 68.5 ± 5.0 80.3 ± 4.4a 70.9 ± 4.8 80.9 ± 5.4a
Heart rate (beats/min) 72.2 ± 7.9 72.8 ± 7.4 73.7 ± 10.2 75.0 ± 7.7
AST (mmol/L) 24.3 ± 5.8 26.9 ± 8.1 27.7 ± 6.0 25.7 ± 6.5
ALT (mmol/L) 22.9 ± 5.2 24.5 ± 5.1 24.8 ± 6.1 21.7 ± 5.7
BUN (mmol/L) 5.7 ± 0.8 5.5 ± 1.2 5.9 ± 1.3 5.4 ± 1.1
Cr (mmol/L) 72.2 ± 14.8 66.4 ± 16.4 73.1 ± 15.2 65.2 ± 18.0
LDL (mmol/L) 2.98 ± 0.33 2.88 ± 0.55 3.10 ± 0.37 3.09 ± 0.36
TC (mmol/L) 4.93 ± 0.44 4.92 ± 0.65 5.11 ± 0.39 5.08 ± 0.42
HDL (mmol/L) 1.37 ± 0.24 1.40 ± 0.21 1.31 ± 0.19 1.34 ± 0.16
TG (mmol/L) 1.44 ± 0.19 1.39 ± 0.17 1.50 ± 0.21 1.46 ± 0.12
FPG (mmol/L) 4.71 ± 0.67 4.51 ± 0.61 8.91 ± 1.16b 8.73 ± 1.08b
2hPG(mmol/L) 6.25 ± 0.66 6.17 ± 0.67 10.87 ± 1.72b 10.31 ± 1.61b
HbA1C(%) 5.31 ± 0.58 5.18 ± 0.63 8.49 ± 1.47b 8.15 ± 1.52b
hrCRP (mmol/L) 0.961 ± 0.509 1.130 ± 0.615 1.953 ± 0.852b 1.828 ± 0.882b
FMD(%) 10.29 ± 1.16 9.79 ± 1.22 5.87 ± 5.49b 5.49 ± 0.129b
GMD(%) 22.49 ± 2.12 21.89 ± 2.45 21.05 ± 2.47 21.37 ± 2.68

Abbreviation: BMI body mass index, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TC total cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein, TG triglyeride, FPG fasting plasma glucose, 2hPG 2-h plasma glucose, HbA 1 C glycosylated hemoglobin, hrCRP hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein, GMD glyceryl trinitrate-mediated dilation, FMD flow-mediated brachial artery dilatation

Notes: Data are given as mean ± SD. avs normotension; bvs without DM