Table 5.
Clinical Characteristics According to the Prevalence of Hypertension
| Hypertension | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N-Hypertensive (n=323) | Hypertensive (n=245) | ||
| Age (years) | 53.72±11.50 | 54.46±12.73 | n.s. |
| Sex (%male) | 53.9 | 66.1 | 0.003 |
| Metabolic factors | |||
| VFA (cm2) | 83.38±37.65 | 97.24±37.33 | <0.0001 |
| SFA (cm2) | 172.84±63.49 | 192.99±65.66 | <0.0001 |
| WHR | 0.93±0.06 | 0.94±0.07 | 0.008 |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 24.34±3.34 | 25.70±3.29 | <0.0001 |
| SBP(mmHg) | 126.84±17.57 | 129.16±17.65 | n.s. |
| DBP(mmHg) | 74.64±10.33 | 75.20±10.11 | n.s. |
| HbA1c(%) | 9.56±2.21 | 9.45±2.09 | n.s. |
| FC-P | 2.37±1.04 | 2.44±1.02 | n.s. |
| FBG | 10.47±3.27 | 10.25±3.26 | n.s. |
| HOMA-IR | 2.74(1.67,4.36) | 3.00(1.93,5.28) | 0.03 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.94(1.35,2.86) | 1.95(1.38,2.73) | n.s. |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.03±1.15 | 4.92±1.11 | n.s. |
| HDL-C(mmol/L) | 1.14±0.37 | 1.11±0.32 | n.s. |
| LDL-C(mmol/L) | 2.93±0.89 | 2.93±2.57 | n.s. |
| ALT | 20.20(14.60,32.30) | 22.60(14.50,36.80) | n.s. |
| AST | 16.30(13.10,23.00) | 17.10(13.25,25.20) | n.s. |
| Cr | 57.83±19.27 | 60.20±17.73 | n.s. |
| Cardiac hemodynamics | |||
| Heart rate(bpm) | 80.83±10.96 | 79.13±11.49 | n.s. |
| Internal diameter of aortic root (mm) | 29.36±2.49 | 30.07±2.60 | 0.001 |
| Left atrial diameter (mm) | 33.96±3.40 | 35.54±3.81 | <0.0001 |
| LvDd (mm) | 44.39±3.38 | 46.22±3.92 | <0.0001 |
| LvSd (mm) | 27.99±3.76 | 29.40±3.81 | <0.0001 |
| IVST (mm) | 9.83±0.85 | 10.17±0.85 | <0.0001 |
| PWT (mm) | 9.70±0.82 | 9.96±0.82 | <0.0001 |
| LVM (g) | 145.78±25.77 | 162.56±30.37 | <0.0001 |
| LVMI (g/m2) | 85.49±14.31 | 91.90±16.53 | <0.0001 |
| LVEF (%) | 67.72±3.88 | 67.33±4.01 | n.s. |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; BMI, body mass index; Cr, creatinine; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FC-P, fasting c-peptide; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IVST, interventricular septum thickness; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LvDd, left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVM, left ventricular mass; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LvSd, left ventricular end systolic diameter; PWT, posterior wall thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SFA, subcutaneous fat area; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; VFA, visceral fat area.