Table I.

Demographic Characteristics and Laboratory Assessment

	Prehypertensive (n=26)	Normotensive (n=24)
Age (yr)	52±5	53±6
Gender (n/n) (men/women)	14/12	13/11
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23±1.5	23.2±1.4
Serum glucose (mg/dL)	0.95±0.8	0.93±0.75
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.88±0.4	0.90±0.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	230±15	229±12
High‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	45±2	46±3
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	98±10	97±9
All data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. No significant differences were found between groups for these data.