Table 3.

Plasma levels of AOPP in hypertension patients without or with renal complications compared with a healthy control group.

Variables Considered in HCG and Hypertension Patients	Healthy Group Control (HCG)	HT	Chronic Renal Failure for HT
n	30	26	30
Plasma levels of AOPP (micromole/l)	124 ± 47	175 ± 97 a	217 ± 110 b
Duration of the disease (months)	-	33.89 ± 31.75	70.03 ± 48.58 c
Serum creatinine (micromole/l)	58.85 ± 12.82	64.22 ± 14.53	74.7 ± 18.81 d

Data are mean values ± SD; n = numbers, ^a p < 0.01 vs. HCG; ^b p < 0.0001 vs. HCG ^c p < 0.05 vs. HT; ^d p < 0.05 vs. HCG and HT.