Relationship between Accessory Renal Artery and Clinical Characteristics of Middle-Aged Patients with Primary Hypertension
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
Total (n = 162)
Non-ARA group (n = 108)
ARA group (n = 54)
value non-ARA group vs. ARA group
Sex (M/F)
94/68
60/48
34/20
0.402
BMI (kg/m2)
26.96 ± 6.46
26.70 ± 7.32
27.49 ± 4.37
0.064
Ages (years)
39.82 ± 10.25
40.53 ± 10.38
38.48 ± 10.03
0.107
Duration of hypertension (years)
1.00 (0.20, 5.00)
1.00 (0.20, 4.00)
2.00 (0.58, 5.25)
0.158
Smoking (N, %)
46 (42.59%)
32 (29.63%)
14 (26.93%)
0.713
Family history (N, %)
84 (77.78%)
54 (50.00%)
30 (55.56%)
0.617
HR (beat/minute)
73.98 ± 8.59
73.15 ± 8.05
75.61 ± 9.56
0.655
T-Chol (mmol/L)
4.84 ± 0.95
4.86 ± 0.92
4.84 ± 1.00
0.881
TG (mmol/L)
1.56 (1.10, 2.18)
1.54 (1.11, 2.27)
1.62 (1.08, 2.17)
0.856
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.21 ± 0.29
1.22 ± 0.30
1.21 ± 0.30
0.560
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.69 ± 0.61
2.69 ± 0.57
2.71 ± 0.69
0.669
ARA, accessory renal artery; BMI, body mass index; HR, heart rate; T-Chol, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.