Table I.

Baseline characteristics of ARAS patients.

Parameters	Patients
Sex
Male, n (%)	128 (55.7)
Female, n (%)	102 (44.3)
Age (years)	63.5±14.1
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	158.7±20.5
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	92.6±10.1
Number of antihypertensive medications	2.8±1.2
SCr (µmol/l)	130.3±51.4
Smoking history, n (%)	123 (53.5)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	143 (62.2)
Coronary heart disease, n (%)	183 (79.6)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	78 (33.9)
Stroke, n (%)	36 (15.7)

ARAS, atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis; SCr, serum creatinine.