Fig. 2

PAC and ARR in EHT, IHA, and APA patients. Dot plot showing the distribution of the PAC (a) and ARR (b) with the mean value ± SD. *P < 0.05 vs. EHT, **P < 0.05 vs. IHA. APA aldosterone-producing adenoma, ARR aldosterone-to-renin ratio, EHT essential hypertension, IHA idiopathic hyperaldosteronism, PAC plasma aldosterone concentration