Polymorphisms in the Renin-Angiotensin System and eNOS Glu298Asp Genes Are Associated with Increased Risk for Essential Hypertension in a Mexican Population

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics between hypertensive patients and controls.

	Patients (224)	Controls (208)	value
Age (years) ()			<0.0001
Female,	154 (68.7)	136 (58.7)	0.001
Clinical
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.04
SPB (mmHg)			<0.001
DPB (mmHg)			<0.001
Dyslipidemia,	98 (43.7)	84 (40.3)	0.01
Smoking,	48 (21.4)	51 (24.5)	NS
Biochemical
FPG (mg/dL)			0.01
HbA1c (%)			NS
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)			0.01
Triglycerides (mg/dL)			NS

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; SD: standard deviations; NS: no significance.