Table 3 Characteristics of Salt-Sensitive and Salt-Resistant Subjects.

From: Effect of Salt Intake on Plasma and Urinary Uric Acid Levels in Chinese Adults: An Interventional Trial

Parameters

Salt sensitive

Salt resistant

P-value

Age, y

57.4 ± 1.3

48.7 ± 1.3

0.001

Sex (M/F)

6/13

26/45

0.683

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.7 ± 0.8

24.1 ± 0.4

0.427

Waist circumference, cm

86.0 ± 2.0

85.7 ± 1.1

0.904

Smoking (n, %)

5 (26.3)

18 (25.4)

0.932

Hypertension (n, %)

8 (42.1)

10 (14.1)

0.007

Pulse, bpm

75.4 ± 2.5

72.8 ± 1.2

0.345

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

114.4 ± 1.8

126.5.9 ± 4.2

0.004

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

79.0 ± 2.3

74.3 ± 1.0

0.05

Mean blood pressure, mmHg

94.8 ± 2.7

87.7 ± 1.2

0.009

ALT, U/L

24.2 ± 1.9

25.9 ± 1.2

0.492

AST, U/L

26.7 ± 4.7

27.9 ± 2.2

0.799

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

4.74 ± 0.29

4.53 ± 0.17

0.635

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.25 ± 0.20

4.35 ± 0.11

0.653

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.37 ± 0.18

1.36 ± 0.09

0.940

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

2.43 ± 0.16

2.42 ± 0.08

0.940

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

1.22 ± 0.07

1.36 ± 0.04

0.136

Serum creatinine, μmol/L

56.3 ± 1.8

55.3 ± 1.1

0.666

Serum Na+, mmol/L

141.3 ± 0.4

141.1 ± 0.2

0.672

Serum K+, mmol/L

4.29 ± 0.13

4.38 ± 0.08

0.619

Serum Cl−, mmol/L

104.6 ± 0.5

104.7 ± 0.7

0.973

Plasma UA, µmol/L

233.0 ± 15.3

267.9 ± 9.1

0.075

  1. Values are means ± SE or percentages; ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, UA: uric acid.
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