Table 1.
Characteristics and Distribution of clinical data of the volunteers included in the study
| Young Hypertensive Subjects (YH); n = 25 |
Young Normotensive (Y) Subjects; n = 33 |
Older Hypertensive Subjects (OH); n = 32 |
Older Normotensive Subjects (ON); n = 28 |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | p = 0.63 | ||||
| Male | 11(44.0%) | 13 (30.3%) | 9 (28.1%) | 10 (35.7%) | |
| Female | 14(56.0%) | 20 (60.7%) | 23 (71.9%) | 18 (64.3%) | |
| Use of Alcohol | p = 0.26 | ||||
| Yes | 9 (36.0%) | 15 (45.5%) | 8 (25.0%) | 7 (25.0%) | |
| No | 26 (64.0%) | 18 (54.5%) | 24 (75.0%) | 21 (75.0%) | |
| Smoking Habit | p < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 6 (24.0%) | 4 (12.2%) | 0(0%) | 1(3.5%) | |
| No | 19 (76.0%) | 29 (87.8%) | 32 (100%) | 27 (96.5%) | |
| Age, years | 40.8 ± 6.2 | 35.6 ± 4.4 | 73.6 ± 6.3 | 71.4 ± 7.8 | |
| SBP, mmHg | 137 ± 15 | 116 ± 11 | 134 ± 16 | 125 ± 12 | p < 0.05* |
| DBP, mmHg | 86 ± 9 | 75 ± 9 | 79 ± 9 | 75 ± 7 | p < 0.05** |
| UNaV, mEq/L | 181.0 ± 74.2 | 127.6 ± 36 | 177.3 ± 62.3 | 129.6 ± 3 6.6 | p < 0.05* |
| UKV, mEq/L | 46.2 ± 13.4 | 40.3 ± 12.8 | 45.2 ± 14.5 | 35.2 ± 10.1 | p < 0.05*** |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.1 ± 5.0 | 25.9 ± 4.0 | 29.1 ± 5.1 | 27.0 ± 4.0 | p = 0.02* |
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; UNaV: 24-hour urinary sodium excretion; UKV: 24-hour urinary sodium excretion; p*: hypertensive groups vs. normotensive groups; p**: young hypertensive group vs. other groups.