Associations between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Membrane Fluidity of Red Blood Cells in Hypertensive Elderly Men: An Electron Spin Resonance Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of hypertensive (HT) and normotensive (NT) men.

	NT	HT
Number of subjects	18	29
Age (y.o.)	64 ± 2	63 ± 2
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	24.2 ± 0.7	24.1 ± 0.5
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	124 ± 2	147 ± 1*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	69 ± 2	87 ± 1*
Heart rate (beats/min)	75 ± 2	72 ± 2
Erythrocyte counts (10^4 cells/μL)	458 ± 11	474 ± 8
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.2 ± 0.4	14.1 ± 0.2
Hematocrit (%)	43.2 ± 1.0	42.9 ± 0.6
Leucocyte counts (10^3 cells/μL)	5.5 ± 0.3	5.4 ± 0.2
Platelets (10^4 cells/μL)	21 ± 1	23 ± 1
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	211 ± 6	209 ± 7
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	51 ± 2	52 ± 3
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	134 ± 6	127 ± 7
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	120 ± 11	131 ± 12
Serum sodium (mmol/L)	140.8 ± 0.1	140.1 ± 0.2
Serum potassium (mmol/L)	4.0 ± 0.1	4.0 ± 0.1
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	109 ± 3	116 ± 8

Values are mean ± SEM. *𝑃<0.05 between HT and NT.