Research Article

Genetic Variant of C-5434T REN Enhancer on Serum Renin Levels and Binding Pattern of Signal Transducers and Activators Transcription 3

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients.

VariableREN C-5434T value
CC ()CT ()TT ()

Age (years)57 ± 6.7359 ± 8.7758 ± 6.980.57
Gender (M/F)7/914/177/20.19
SBP (mmHg)138 ± 15.43142 ± 18.87140 ± 10.540.78
DBP (mmHg)89 ± 10.6284 ± 11.1587 ± 6.660.21
Weight (kg)65 ± 13.2066 ± 11.2467 ± 10.540.87
Height (cm)157 ± 7.68158 ± 8.20161 ± 8.550.45
BMI (kg/m2)27 ± 4.7826 ± 3.6826 ± 2.980.97
Urea (mg/dL)29 ± 9.1829 ± 15.9328 ± 8.670.95
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.4 ± 1.270.9 ± 0.221 ± 0.260.13
Blood glucose (mg/dL)98 ± 28.3295 ± 9.6191 ± 9.690.58
Smoking 1/150/311/80.22
Cholesterol (mg/dL)182 ± 59.86185 ± 38.38181 ± 35.870.96

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; value ≤ 0.05: significantly different between groups.