Table 3 Comparison of baseline characteristics and paameters related to systemic atherosclerotic changes between subjects with higher AASI and subjects with lower AASI

From: Differences between daytime and nighttime blood pressure variability regarding systemic atherosclerotic change and renal function

 

AASI

 
 

Higher

Lower

P-value

Number

60

60

 

Sex (male/female)

23/37

27/33

0.4589

Age (years)

68.5±1.6

69.0±1.6

0.5843

BMI (kg m−2)

24.8±4.6

22.8±3.2

0.0028

Diabetes mellitus (n, %)

19 (35.9%)

14 (25.9%)

0.2665

Dyslipidemia (n, %)

22 (36.7%)

21 (35.6%)

0.9030

eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73 m2)

58.7±2.8

63.9±2.9

0.0975

24-h SBP (mm Hg)

134.4±2.2

129.7±2.2

0.1378

24-h DBP (mm Hg)

76.1±1.6

79.6±1.5

0.1123

Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)

194.7±4.6

193.6±4.6

0.4326

Triglyceride (mg dl−1)

129.0±9.9

119.2±8.4

0.2255

HDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

54.1±2.5

57.3±2.1

0.1648

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

112.1±3.8

113.7±4.1

0.6114

UA (mg dl−1)

6.1±0.2

5.7±0.2

0.2961

HbA1c (%)

5.9±0.2

5.8±0.1

0.2330

Macroalbuminuria

18 (37.5%)

14 (30.4%)

0.4699

Mean IMT (mm)

0.93±0.04

0.88±0.04

0.1532

Plaque score

6.73±1.05

5.37±0.92

0.1655

Resistive index

0.71±0.01

0.68±0.01

0.0144

  1. Values are expressed as mean±s.e.m. or numbers.
  2. Abbreviations: AASI, ambulatory arterial stiffness index; ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BMI, body mass index; CCB, calcium channel blocker; eGFR, glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IMT, intima-media thickness; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; UA, uric acid; 24-h DBP, 24-h diastolic blood pressure (all-day, evaluated with ABPM); 24-h SBP, 24-h systolic blood pressure (all-day, evaluated with ABPM).
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