Plasma and Urinary Levels of Nerve Growth Factor Are Elevated in Primary Hypertension
Table 1
Demographic variables and clinical characteristics in the hypertensive group and the normotensive group.
Variables
Normotensive group
Hypertensive group
value
Number
81
83
Age (years)
51 ± 14
56 ± 10
0.017
Gender (male/female)
64/17
53/30
0.032
Height (cm)
168 ± 8
163 ± 10
0.001
Body weight (kg)
68 ± 11
66 ± 15
0.219
Body mass index (kg/m2)
24.2 ± 3.2
24.5 ± 3.5
0.530
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
125 ± 11
159 ± 18
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
77 ± 9
91 ± 10
<0.001
Pulse rate (beats/minutes)
65 ± 11
65 ± 10
0.980
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.81 ± 0.19
0.78 ± 0.19
0.266
Urinary albumin (mg/g of Cr)
15 ± 44
21 ± 29
0.258
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
80 ± 19
76 ± 17
0.101
eGFR indicates estimated glomerular filtration rate. Values are mean ± SD or numbers. Comparisons between groups were made by Student’s t test or the chi-squared test.
