Table 3.
Serum angiotensin II, aldosterone, serum Na, K insulin, and plasma glucose in nonobese hypertensive patients after intake of glucose with NaCl.
| Parameter | Means ± SE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasting | 30 min | 60 min | 90 min | 120 min | P value | |
| Serum angiotensin II (ng/ml) | 31.7 ± 0.4 | 33.8 ± 2.7 | 30.7 ± 1.0 | 30.6 ± 1.1 | 30.8 ± 0.7 | 0.522 |
| Serum aldosterone (pg/ml) | 205.9 ± 20.1 | 191.1 ± 18.1 | 185.9 ± 17.4 | 167.5 ± 12.3 | 171.6 ± 16.5 | 0.488 |
| Serum Na (mmol/L) | 135.0 ± 1.8 | 138.7 ± 1.3 | 138.0 ± 1.0 | 137.8 ± 0.8 | 138.1 ± 1.3 | 0.313 |
| Serum K (mmol/L) | 3.8 ± 0.15 | 3.3 ± 0.09 | 3.3 ± 0.07 | 3.3 ± 0.07 | 3.4 ± 0.06 | 0.001 |
| Plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 78.0 ± 4.4 | 133.3 ± 9.2 | 148.0 ± 13.0 | 129.6 ± 9.9 | 117.7 ± 11.7 | 0.000 |
| Serum insulin (μIU/ml) | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 54.0 ± 8.88 | 60.3 ± 6.3 | 56.5 ± 4.4 | 45.6 ± 5.1 | 0.000 |