Table 2.
Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with and without hypertension remission two years after bariatric surgery.
| Hypertension Remission (n = 35) |
No Hypertension Remission (n = 84) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 39.4 ± 9.6 | 42.6 ± 9.4 | 0.090 |
| Women (%) | 22 (63%) | 65 (77%) | 0.117 |
| Smoker (%) | 0.187 | ||
| Current | 5 (14%) | 11 (13%) | |
| Ex | 5 (14%) | 4 (5%) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 49.0 ± 7.4 | 48.7 ± 8.0 | 0.879 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 146 ± 15.6 | 153 ± 15.3 | 0.019 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 94 ± 9.0 | 94 ± 11.7 | 0.745 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 141 ± 57.9 | 122 ± 46.6 | 0.056 |
| HbA1C (%) | 7.4 ± 0.8 | 7.6 ± 1.1 | 0.365 |
| Hyperuricemia (mg/dL) | 5.7 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 0.053 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 189 ± 44.2 | 203 ± 39.0 | 0.090 |
| LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 119 ± 36.0 | 125 ± 32.8 | 0.401 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 43 ± 9.2 | 47 ± 9.8 | 0.051 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) * | 122 (110; 170) | 133.5 (101; 160) | 0.825 |
| Dyslipidaemia (%) | 25 (71%) | 69 (82%) | 0.191 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%) | 26 (74%) | 44 (52%) | 0.040 |
Data are given as mean ± SD or percentage (%), except: * median (P25; P75).