Table 2 Comparison of characteristics between OPN-156del/del and -156G genotype groups

From: Association between osteopontin promoter variants and diastolic dysfunction in hypertensive heart in the Japanese population

Variable

del/del (n=190)

G/del+G/G (n=128)

P-value

Gender (male/female)

114/76

75/53

0.816

Age (years)

63.1±9.3

62.7±9.4

0.712

BMI (kg m−2)

24.0±3.6

24.1±3.4

0.853

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

158.7±26.6

156.7±30.2

0.606

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

93.2±16.4

92.6±17.5

0.771

Antihypertensive drug treatment

91 (48.1%)

66 (51.6%)

0.569

 Calcium channel blockers

62 (32.8%)

43 (33.6%)

0.904

 ACE inhibitors and/or ARBs

52 (27.5%)

38 (29.7%)

0.704

ACE inhibitors

30 (15.9%)

17 (13.3%)

0.629

ARBs

27 (14.3%)

23 (18.0%)

0.433

 β-Blockers

17 (9.0%)

15 (11.7%)

0.452

 α-Blockers

6 (3.2%)

2 (1.6%)

0.481

 Diuretics

17 (9.0%)

11 (8.7%)

1.000

Diabetes

50 (26.3%)

45 (35.2%)

0.105

 HbA1c (%)

5.8±1.4

6.1±1.5

0.110

 Fasting blood glucose (mg dl−1)

112.7±47.6

115.5±35.5

0.591

Hyperlipidemia

102 (53.7%)

65 (50.8%)

0.648

 Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)

206.6±37.1

203.4±36.3

0.464

 Triglyceride (mg dl−1)

144.1±87.1

147.9±92.9

0.716

 HDL (mg dl−1)

54.2±16.8

52.7±13.7

0.466

Diabetes-related treatment

37 (19.8%)

34 (26.8%)

0.170

Lipid-lowering treatment

37 (19.6%)

32 (25.0%)

0.269

Coronary heart disease

18 (9.5%)

18 (14.1%)

0.212

  1. Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockade; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; OPN, osteopontin.
  2. Data are expressed as mean±s.d. or number (percentage) of the subjects.