Table 2.
Patient characteristics are shown by gender and race. Values are mean ± SD.
| Parameter | All n=2086 |
Men n=845 |
Women n=1241 |
AA n=735 |
Caucasians n=1321 |
AA men n=242 |
AA women n=493 |
Caucasian men n=584 |
Caucasian women n=737 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age –yrs | 57.0±14.0 | 55±13 | 58±15□ | 54±13 | 59±14□ | 52±13 | 54±13* | 57±13 | 61±15□ |
| BMI -kg/m2 | 31.1±7.2 | 31.2±5.6 | 31.0±8.1* | 33.9±7.9 | 29.5±6.2□ | 32.5±6.1 | 34.6±8.5† | 30.8±5.3 | 28.5±6.7□ |
| HTN –yrs | 16.0±11.0 | 16.0±11.0 | 17.0±12.0* | 17.0±11.0 | 16.0±12.0* | 16.0±11.0 | 17.0±11.0* | 16±11.4 | 16.0±12.0* |
|
SBP-
mmHg |
158.0±28.0 | 156.0±28.0 | 160.0±27.6† | 155.0±26.0 | 160.0±29.0† | 154.0±26.0 | 155.0±26.0* | 157.0±29.0 | 163.0±28.0† |
|
DBP-
mmHg |
86.0±16.0 | 88.0±16.0 | 84.0±15.2† | 88.0±15.0 | 84.0±16.0† | 90.0±14.0 | 87.0±15.0* | 87.0±17.0 | 82±15□ |
|
Crea-
mg/dL |
1.1±0.4 | 1.2±0.4 | 1.0±0.3□ | 1.1±0.4 | 1.0±0.4† | 1.3±0.4 | 1.0±0.3□ | 1.2±0.32 | 0.9±0.4□ |
| K+-mEq /L | 4.0±0.5 | 4.0±0.5 | 4.0±0.5* | 3.9±0.5 | 4.1±0.5□ | 3.9±0.5 | 3.9±0.5* | 4.1±0.5 | 4.1±0.5† |
| PAC -ng/dL | 10.9±9.0 | 10.7±7.9 | 11.0±9.6* | 11.4±9.4 | 10.6±8.8† | 11.2±8.7 | 11.5±9.7* | 10.5±7.6 | 10.7±9.6* |
|
PRA-
ng/mL/h |
3.0±5.5 | 3.1±5.5 | 3.0±5.5* | 2.2±4.5 | 3.5±6.0□ | 2.5±4.8 | 2.1±4.3* | 3.4±5.8 | 3.5±6.2* |
| ARR | 13.8±17.7 | 14.6±18.8 | 13.2±16.9* | 16.4±18.5 | 12.3±17.2□ | 16.0±15.5 | 16.5±19.8* | 14.0±20.1 | 11.1±14.5□ |
|
24-hr
Urinary Analysis |
|||||||||
| UAldo-μg | 12.3±11.7 | 14.6±9.9 | 10.4±8.1□ | 12.6±9.3 | 11.7±9.0† | 14.7±10.3 | 11.2±8.4□ | 13.8±9.8 | 9.7±7.8□ |
| UNa+-mEq | 179.0±84.0 | 206.0±88.0 | 157.0±74.0□ | 181.0±86.0 | 178.0±83.0* | 206.0±93.0 | 165.0±78.0□ | 206.0±85.5 | 150.0±70.0□ |
| UK+-mEq | 63.0±3.0 | 74.0±35.0 | 53.0±27.0□ | 55.0±28.0 | 68.0±34.0□ | 64.0±31.0 | 50.0±25.0□ | 79.0±35.7 | 56.0±28.0□ |
| UVol-mL | 2057.0± 910.0 |
2226.0± 961.0 |
1916.0± 839.0□ |
1879.0± 816.0 |
2177.0± 953.0□ |
2027.0± 827.0 |
1792.0± 798.0† |
2327.0± 1012.0 |
2018.0± 860.0† |
| UCrea- mg | 1608.0± 623.0 |
2033.0± 556.0 |
1252.0± 421.0 □ |
1715.0± 642.0 |
1536.0± 601.0□ |
2175.0± 656.0 |
1426.0± 430.0□ |
1961.0± 480.0 |
1107.0± 356.0□ |
BMI - body mass index; HTN - hypertension; SBP - systolic blood pressure; DBP - diastolic blood pressure; PAC - plasma aldosterone concentration; PRA - plasma renin activity; ARR - aldosterone-renin-ratio; Crea - serum creatinine; K+-serum potassium; UAldo - urinary aldosterone; UNa+- urinary sodium; UK+- urinary potassium; UVol - urinary volume; UCrea - urinary creatinine
*
Non-significant
†
p<0.05
□
p<0.001