Research Article
NALP3-Inflammasome-Related Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Prehypertension and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Table 1
Clinical baseline characteristics of prehypertensive patient population.
| | Variable | Stenosis <50% | Stenosis >50% | All patients | p value (<50% versus >50%) |
| | Age (yr) | | | | <0.001 | | Male | 132 (46.98) | 213 (72.20) | 345 (59.90) | <0.001 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | 0.292 | | DM (%) | 21 (7.47) | 55 (18.64) | 76 (13.19) | 0.001 | | Family history of HT (%) | 68 (24.20) | 65 (22.03) | 133 (23.09) | 0.538 | | Family history of DM (%) | 56 (19.93) | 115 (38.98) | 171 (29.69) | <0.001 | | Serum potassium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.002 | | Serum sodium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.125 | | Urine potassium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.686 | | Urine sodium (mmol/L) | | | | 0.011 | | Uric acid (mmol/L) | | | | 0.357 | | CRP | | | | 0.013 | | LDL-C (mmol/L) | | | | <0.001 | | TG (mmol/L) | | | | 0.457 | | PLT (109/L) | | | | 0.660 | | LVEF (%) | | | | 0.018 | | Smoking (%) | 111 (39.57) | 165 (55.83) | 276 (47.92) | 0.001 | | Alcohol (%) | 48 (17.08) | 75 (25.42) | 123 (21.35) | 0.015 |
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BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; CRP: C-reactive protein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; PLT: platelet count; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.
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