Table 1 Clinical and anthropometric characteristics of the subjects

From: Extracellular fluid adjusted for body size is contracted in hypertension

 

Women (n=1365)

Men (n=1569)

 

NT (n=510)

HT (n=855)

P

NT (n=656)

HT (n=913)

P

Age, year

54.8±11.8

61.9±10.1

<0.001

52.8±13.2

58.4±11.9

<0.001

Systolic BP, mm Hg

117.8±12.1

136.6±16.3

<0.001

118.8±10.3

134.6±15.5

<0.001

Diastolic BP, mm Hg

73.9±9.0

84.6±11.3

<0.001

75.7±8.2

86.2±11.4

<0.001

Pulse rate, beat per min

72.2±11.5

73.3±12.8

0.093

68.2±12.3

72.2±13.0

<0.001

Waist circumference, cm

79.8±8.7

83.4±8.6

<0.001

86.4±7.5

89.3±7.6

<0.001

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.85±0.07

0.87±0.06

<0.001

0.89±0.06

0.91±0.05

<0.001

Body mass index, kg m−2

23.5±3.1

24.9±3.2

<0.001

24.2±2.9

25.2±2.9

<0.001

Obesity, n (%)

153 (30.0)

392 (45.8)

<0.001

246 (37.5)

479 (52.5)

<0.001

Diabetes, n (%)

41 (8.0)

142 (16.6)

<0.001

85 (13.0)

178 (19.5)

0.001

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

308 (60.4)

605 (70.8)

<0.001

377 (57.5)

595 (65.2)

0.002

Current smoker, n (%)

20 (3.9)

75 (8.8)

<0.001

231 (35.2)

314 (34.4)

0.747

Alcohol 1 per week, n (%)

89 (17.5)

123 (14.4)

0.142

340 (51.8)

518 (56.7)

0.057

Hematocrit, %

38.4±3.6

38.8±3.4

0.042

43.7±3.5

43.9±3.9

0.485

ICF, l

18.32±2.17

18.46±2.19

0.238

25.39±3.24

25.38±3.37

0.951

ECF, l

9.25±1.14

9.40±1.17

0.027

12.62±1.65

12.70±1.64

0.320

Fat mass, kg

17.79±4.99

19.56±5.56

<0.001

15.13±4.86

16.77±5.14

<0.001

Fat-free mass, kg

39.35±4.43

40.00±4.58

0.010

53.84±6.52

54.39±6.87

0.110

ECF/BMI, 10−2 (l/(kg m−2))

39.8±5.4

38.1±4.9

<0.001

52.5±6.2

50.8±6.0

<0.001

Medication, n (%)

 Antihypertensive

0 (0)

361 (42.2)

<0.001

0 (0)

385 (42.2)

<0.001

 Antidiabetic

16 (3.1)

85 (9.9)

<0.001

46 (7.0)

117 (12.8)

<0.001

 Antilipidemic

121 (23.7)

289 (33.8)

<0.001

202 (30.8)

355 (38.9)

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; ECF, extracellular fluid; ICF, intracellular fluid; HT, hypertensives; NT, normotensives.