Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| All patients (n = 53) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 62 (35–80) |
| Gender (male)b | 24 (45.3) |
| Caucasianb | 53 (100) |
| Body mass index | 28.4 (±4.9) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Dyslipidemiab | 36 % |
| Diabetes Mellitus type 2b | 11 % |
| Cardiovascular diseasesb | 15 % |
| Cerebrovascular diseasesb | 6 % |
| Current smokingb | 4 (8) |
| Nr. of antihypertensive drugsa | 0 (0–0) |
| Reason for no medication use | |
| Intolerance, unknownb | 30 (57) |
| Study purposesb | 15 (28) |
| Never prescribedb | 8 (15) |
| Office blood pressure | |
| Systolic (mmHg) | 180 (±24) |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 101 (±14) |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 72 (±10) |
| Ambulatory blood pressure | |
| 24-h systolic (mmHg) | 160 (±17) |
| 24-h diastolic (mmHg) | 94 (±11) |
| 24-h heart rate (bpm) | 72 (±9) |
| eGFR, CKD epi (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 85 (±18) |
| Presence of accessory renal arteriesb | 13 (25) |
| Not all renal arteries treatedb | 7 (15) |
| Device used | |
| Symplicityb | 42 (79) |
| EnligHTNb | 10 (19) |
| PARADISEb | 1 (2) |
| Nr. of ablationsa | 13 (2–25) |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, unless stated otherwise
Body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters
Bpm beats per minute, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
aData are mean (range)
bData are n (%) or percentage