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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Hypertens. 2011 Jun 16;26(8):502–506. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2011.60

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Variables Mean±s.d.
Age (years)   63±11
Males (%) 64
African-Americans (%) 53
BMI, kg m−2 31.5±6.4
Obesity (%) 56
Diabetes (%) 31
Coronary artery disease (%) 25
Hyperlipidemia (%) 81
Antihypertensive agents (n)   4.9±1.6
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 162±22
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)   87±17
Serum creatinine (mg dl−1)   1.5±0.3
eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73 m2) 48.6±8.7
Serum potassium (mEq l−1)   4.0±0.5

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.