TABLE 1.
Demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of the whole population and of the groups divided on the basis of the median value (35 mmHg) of 24 h aortic pulse pressures (aPP)
| Overall study population (n = 158) |
Subjects with 24‐h aPP ≤35 mmHg (n = 77) |
Subjects with 24‐h aPP >35 mmHg (n = 81) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 47.7 ± 12.8 | 44.9 ± 11.0 | 50.3 ± 13.7 | .01 |
| Sex, Males (%) | 72.2 | 74.0 | 70.4 | .61 |
| Smokers (%) | 22.8 | 24.7 | 21.0 | .37 |
| Patients treated with antihypertensive drugs (%) | 66.5 | 64.9 | 67.9 | .69 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 4.3 | 27.8 ± 4.4 | 28.02 ± 4.3 | .73 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 96.1 ± 11.6 | 95.4 ± 12.2 | 96.7 ± 10.9 | .49 |
| Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 85.5 ± 24.2 | 89.6 ± 20.7 | 81.5 ± 26.7 | .03 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 192.3 ± 30.0 | 195.1 ± 28.8 | 195.1 ± 32.1 | .27 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 50.0 ± 12.9 | 48.8 ± 11.8 | 51.2 ± 13.9 | .24 |
| Serum Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 108.7 (81.6‐144.3) | 109.2 (78.8‐143) | 106.2 (81.5‐145) | .99 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 118.7 ± 29.0 | 122.7 ± 27.8 | 114.9 ± 29.8 | .09 |
| Serum glucose (mg/dl) | 95.4 ± 14.8 | 94.9 ± 16.2 | 96.0 ± 13.4 | .63 |