Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Hypertensive women with dyspnea exhibit an unfavorable central blood pressure response to exercise
nDFs (n = 27) | DFs (n = 25) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | |||
Age (years), mean ± SD | 56.3 ± 7.0 | 58.5 ± 7.3 | 0.268 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 29.3 ± 4.5 | 29.4 ± 3.9 | 0.986 |
Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2), n (%) | 12 (46.2) | 11 (44.0) | 0.877 |
Anemia (Hb<12 g/dl), n (%) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (8.0) | 0.967 |
Nicotinism | 0.955 | ||
present, n (%) | 5 (19.2) | 4 (16.0) | |
in the past (>1 year), n (%) | 5 (19.2) | 5 (20.0) | |
never, n (%) | 16 (61.5) | 16 (64.0) | |
SpO2 (%) [REST], mean ± SD | 96.8 ± 1.4 | 97.0 ± 1.5 | 0.597 |
Echocardiography | |||
LVEF (%), mean ± SD | 63.9 ± 4.6 | 64.8 ± 4.6 | 0.913 |
LVH (IVS ≥ 12 mm), n (%) | 8 (29.6) | 5 (20.8) | 0.471 |
NTproBNP (pg/ml), mean ± SD | 103.1 ± 71.6 | 103.6 ± 87.7 | 0.984 |
NTproBNP > 125 (pg/ml), n (%) | 6 (24.0) | 8 (32.0) | 0.528 |
Laboratory tests | |||
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD | 74.3 ± 17.5 | 80.6 ± 30.5 | 0.180 |
Hb (g/dl), mean ± SD | 13.6 ± 1.1 | 13.8 ± 1.2 | 0.570 |
Glucose (mg/dl), mean ± SD | 99.3 ± 17.3 | 98.5 ± 13.7 | 0.855 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl), mean ± SD | 212.3 ± 57.8 | 202.1 ± 59.3 | 0.532 |
