Fig. 4

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for analysis of the diagnostic value of each predictor for differentiation of APA patients from patients with EHT and IHA with an ARR greater than 20. APA aldosterone-producing adenoma, ARR aldosterone-to-renin ratio, captopril 60 or 90 min ARR ARR 60 or 90 min after the captopril-challenge test, EHT essential hypertension, IHA idiopathic hyperaldosteronism, LVMI left ventricle mass index, PAC plasma aldosterone concentration, saline PAC PAC after the saline infusion test, PRA plasma renin activity, furosemide PRA PRA after the upright furosemide-loading test, RI resistive index, ABI ankle brachial index, ABPM ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone, AHI apnea and hypopnea index, ARR aldosterone-to-renin ratio, AUC area under the ROC curves, AVS adrenal venous sampling, baPWV brachial ankle pulse wave velocity, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, DM diabetes mellitus, ECG electrocardiography, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance, IHA idiopathic hyperaldosteronism, IMT intima medial thickness, IVST interventricular septal wall thickness, LAD left atrial dimension, LVMI left ventricle mass index, PAC plasma aldosterone concentration, PRA plasma renin activity, PWT posterior wall thickness, RAR renal aortic ratio, RHI reactive hyperemia index, RI resistive index, ROC receiver operating characteristic, U-Alb/gCre urine albumin to gram creatinine ratio