[Table/Fig-2]:

Comparative exercise capacity parameters (6MWT) and salt intake among normotensives & pre-hypertensives.

S. No	Parameter	Group I (Normotensives) n = 44	Group II (Pre-hypertensives) n = 44
1.	Mean 6MWT distance (m)	679.36 ± 9.01	615.75 ± 12.11***
2.	Work Done (Kcal/min)	16.16 ± 0.33	14.78 ± 0.40**
3.	Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min)	20.57 ± 0.21	19.11 ± 0.28***
4.	Salt Intake(gm/day)	9.00 ± 0.48	21.18 ± 1.18***
5.	Na+ (gm/day)	3.60 ± 0.19	8.43 ± 0.47***

Data presented as mean ± SE; * mark indicates comparison b/w group I & II*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001