Table 2.

Baseline laboratory variables of cases and controls. Cases: patients treated with a renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors for hypertension. Controls: patients treated with non–renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors for hypertension.

	Cases (N = 3426)			Controls (N = 2484)			P Value
	Data available	Mean	SD	Data available	Mean	SD
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	2659	11.87	1.97	1917	11.92	1.91	<.001
White blood count (thousand/uL)	2567	7.94	9.00	1916	7.81	5.32	<.001
Creatinine	3113	1.03	0.58	2231	0.94	0.41	<.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	927	162.3	42.8	511	170.8	47.0	<.001
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	854	85.48	33.6	462	94.59	35.64	<.001
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	856	49.35	17.33	459	50.75	18.54	<.001