Study on the Correlation between Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Adult Hypertensive Inpatients of Different Sexes

Table 1

General data of patients in each group.

Items		Male (n = 368)	Female (n = 238)	Z/χ^2
Age (y)		56.75 (46.33∼65.47)	59.47 (52.77∼67.65)	−3.455	<0.001
Weight (kg)		76.00 (70.00∼84.38)	65.00 (60.00∼70.00)	−12.473	<0.001
Height (cm)		172.00 (168.00∼175.00)	160.00 (156.00∼163.00)	−18.208	<0.001
Body mass index ((kg/m^2)		25.76 (24.22∼28.09)	25.24 (23.29∼27.90)	−2.067	0.039
24-hour urinary sodium (mmol/L)		176.57 (144.00∼215.95)	164.00 (129.75∼198.50)	−3.643	<0.001
24-hour urinary potassium (mmol/L)		39.93 (30.97∼52.98)	40.16 (27.81∼55.46)	−0.375	0.708
Diabetes	Yes	71 (18.7%)	37 (14.9%)	1.386	0.239
	No	297 (81.3%)	201 (85.1%)
Hyperlipidemia	Yes	176 (47.0%)	108 (45.8%)	0.348	0.555
	No	192 (53.0%)	130 (54.2%)