Table 1 Basal anthropometrical characteristics of normotensive and hypertensive postmenopausal women

From: Differences in metal and metalloid content in the hair of normo- and hypertensive postmenopausal women

 

Normotensive women (n=12)

Hypertensive women (n=14)

Significance (P)

Age (years)

64.1±9.3

69.8±10.4

NS

Weight (kg)

53.3±8.6

60.5±7.6

<0.1

Height (m)

1.52±0.6

1.54±0.07

NS

BMI (kg m−2)

22.99±2.66

25.55± 3.25

<0.1

Blood pressure

 Systolic (mm Hg)

119.29±8.52

154.17±12.41

<0.001

 Diastolic (mm Hg)

68.21±12.34

79.58±11.37

<0.01

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; n, number of subjects; NS, non-significant.
  2. Data are mean±standard deviation.
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