Table 2.
Means and standard deviations of RAAS, Bone Mineral Density and Osteocalcin Measures in African Ancestry Families
| Variable | Overall (N=373) |
Men (N=143) |
Women (N=230) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma Renin Activity (ng/mL/h)* | 3.0 (1.0–6.2) | 2.9 (0.9–5.6) | 3.1 (1.1–6.5) | 0.721 |
| Plasma Aldosterone Concentration (ng/dL)* | 9.0 (5.6–13.4) | 8.5 (5.4–11.7) | 9.5 (5.7–15.2) | 0.014 |
| Aldosterone to Renin Ratio (ng/dL per ng/mL/h)* | 3.1 (1.3–8.3) | 3.2 (1.3–8.1) | 3.0 (1.3–8.5) | 0.613 |
| Total OC (ug/l) | 4.50±2.81 | 4.59±2.85 | 4.45±2.79 | 0.396 |
| Whole Body BMD (g/cm2) | 1.19±0.13 | 1.26±0.11 | 1.15±0.12 | <0.001 |
| Total Hip BMD (g/cm2) | 1.11±0.17 | 1.19±0.14 | 1.06±0.17 | <0.001 |
| Cortical BMD (g/cm3) | 1182±30 | 1181±25 | 1184±22 | 0.418 |
| Trabecular BMD (g/cm3) | 251±36 | 264±35 | 243±34 | <0.001 |
*
Renin and aldosterone are displayed as median(interquartile range) due to non-normality