Table 2.
Pearson Correlation Analysis Between Blood Pressure and Hormones in Patients With APA
| No. | Early Morning | Late Morning | Early Evening | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP | DBP | SBP | DBP | SBP | DBP | ||||||||
| r | P Value | r | P Value | r | P Value | r | P Value | r | P Value | r | P Value | ||
| Age | 30 | −.22 | .25 | −.24 | .20 | −.054 | .78 | −.12 | .54 | −.42 | .022 | −.36 | .051 |
| Sex | 30 | .085 | .66 | .28 | .13 | .25 | .18 | .45 | .014 | .072 | .70 | .14 | .45 |
| Body mass index | 30 | .12 | .54 | .31 | .092 | .14 | .46 | .36 | .053 | .13 | .50 | .24 | .20 |
| eGFR | 30 | .055 | .77 | .24 | .21 | .026 | .89 | .24 | .21 | .12 | .53 | .15 | .43 |
| Log PAC at 12 am | 28 | −.052 | .79 | .003 | .99 | −.12 | .53 | .15 | .44 | −.12 | .54 | .080 | .68 |
| Log PAC at 6 am | 28 | .20 | .30 | .12 | .54 | .11 | .57 | .17 | .39 | .20 | .31 | .29 | .14 |
| Log PAC at 12 pm | 28 | .017 | .93 | −.015 | .94 | −.13 | .53 | .16 | .43 | .22 | .28 | .13 | .52 |
| Log PAC at 6 pm | 28 | −.035 | .86 | −.16 | .41 | −.031 | .88 | .091 | .65 | .0001 | .99 | −.033 | .87 |
| Log PFC at 12 am | 28 | −.28 | .15 | −.13 | .51 | −.088 | .66 | −.008 | .97 | −.27 | .16 | −.19 | .33 |
| Log PFC at 6 am | 28 | .13 | .50 | .36 | .058 | .14 | .48 | .18 | .36 | .15 | .45 | .31 | .11 |
| Log PFC at 12 pm | 28 | .042 | .84 | .34 | .09 | .054 | .79 | .27 | .19 | .049 | .81 | .18 | .39 |
| Log PFC at 6 pm | 28 | −.14 | .47 | .034 | .086 | −.019 | .92 | .085 | .67 | −.30 | .12 | −.30 | .12 |
| Log ACTH at 12 am | 28 | −.18 | .35 | −.11 | .58 | .062 | .75 | .085 | .67 | −.12 | .29 | −.21 | .30 |
| log ACTH at 6 am | 28 | .42 | .027 | .28 | .15 | .62 | .0001 | .33 | .089 | .35 | .068 | .27 | .16 |
| Log ACTH at 12 pm | 28 | .38 | .050 | .23 | .26 | .42 | .034 | .40 | .043 | .35 | .079 | .21 | .30 |
| Log ACTH at 6 pm | 28 | −.022 | .91 | −.15 | .45 | .22 | .27 | .12 | .55 | −.14 | .48 | −.28 | .15 |
| Log PRA at 12 am | 28 | −.078 | .69 | .061 | .76 | −.18 | .36 | −.10 | .60 | −.19 | .35 | −.20 | .30 |
| Log PRA at 6 am | 28 | .10 | .63 | .12 | .55 | .007 | .97 | .076 | .70 | −.054 | .79 | −.15 | .44 |
| Log PRA at 12 pm | 28 | −.064 | .76 | .044 | .83 | −.15 | .46 | −.071 | .73 | −.18 | .38 | −.12 | .55 |
| Log PRA at 6 pm | 28 | −.085 | .67 | .23 | .24 | −.18 | .37 | .01 | .96 | −.11 | .57 | −.039 | .85 |
| Log U‐Aldosterone | 28 | .14 | .48 | .12 | .57 | .15 | .46 | .28 | .15 | .22 | .27 | .28 | .16 |
| Log U‐Cortisol | 28 | −.14 | .48 | −.15 | .45 | −.18 | .38 | .13 | .53 | −.14 | .49 | −.041 | .84 |
Abbreviations: APA, aldosterone‐producing adenoma; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PAC, plasma aldosterone concentration; PFC, plasma cortisol concentration; PRA, plasma renin activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure.