Association between Physical Exercise and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress among Middle-Aged and Elderly Community Residents with Essential Hypertension in China

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Individuals with hypertension ()	Individuals without CVD ()		-value
Age, years			9.39	0.001
Men, n (%)	192 (47.8)	418 (39.9)	7.32	0.007
BMI (kg/m^2)			6.47	0.001
SBP (mmHg)			14.87	0.001
DBP (mmHg)			1.15	0.249
HR (beats/min)			14.31	0.001
HbA1c (%)			2.02	0.044
TC (mmol/L)			1.78	0.076
TG (mmol/L)			4.40	0.001
MDA (nmol/mL)			10.13	0.001
SOD (U/mL)			27.26	0.001
4-HNE			16.65	0.001

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase; 4-HNE: 4-hydroxynonenal. Data are presented as means ± SD.