Uric Acid Levels in Normotensive Children of Hypertensive Parents

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of normotensive children of hypertensive parents (Group 1) and normotensive parents (Group 2).

	Group 1; ()	Group 2; ()
Age, yrs	12.4 ± 3.9	12.7 ± 4.1	0.973
Female	21	27	0.891
Male	15	17	0.765
Weight, kg	59.2 ± 12.4	57.3 ± 13.6	0.932
Height, cm	166.5 ± 19.0	164.8 ± 17.1	0.758
BMI, kg/m	21.2 ± 3.2	21.0 ± 2.8	0.194
SBP, mmHg	113.2 ± 9.0	108 ± 8.2	0.345
DBP, mmHg	69.0 ± 8.2	65.1 ± 7.0	0.621
Triglycerides, mg/dL	80.7 ± 31.4	77.4 ± 30.6	0.106
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	51.8 ± 10.4	55.7 ± 13.7	0.325
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	86.8 ± 22.8	86.2 ± 23.4	0.156
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	148.7 ± 25.4	152.3 ± 30.1	0.765
Uric acid, mg/dL	4.31 ± 1.12	3.37 ± 0.89	0.007

BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure. All results reported as mean ± SD; Student’s ; Pearson chi-square test; Mann-Whitney test.