Aliskiren Improved the Endothelial Repair Capacity of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Patients with Hypertension via the Tie2/PI3k/Akt/eNOS Signalling Pathway
Table 1
Clinical and biochemical characteristics.
Characteristics
Normotensive subjects (n = 18)
Hypertensive patients (n = 18)
Age (years)
54.9 ± 7.9
55.3 ± 8.1
Height (cm)
166.8 ± 6.4
163.8 ± 6.0
Weight (kg)
63.1 ± 6.6
63.2 ± 5.5
BMI (kg/cm2)
22.7 ± 2.4
23.6 ± 2.3
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
120.4 ± 11.1
148.6 ± 6.3
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
77.3 ± 6.8
90.4 ± 4.9
Heart rate (beats/min)
71.3 ± 9.0
72.9 ± 7.8
AST (mmol/L)
25.3 ± 5.8
25.8 ± 5.8
ALT (mmol/L)
22.4 ± 4.1
23.5 ± 4.8
BUN (mmol/L)
5.34 ± 1.14
5.66 ± 1.16
Cr (mmol/L)
59.4 ± 12.8
62.4 ± 12.0
LDL (mmol/L)
2.89 ± 0.46
3.05 ± 0.40
TC (mmol/L)
4.84 ± 0.59
5.00 ± 0.48
HDL (mmol/L)
1.46 ± 0.22
1.42 ± 0.21
TG (mmol/L)
1.40 ± 0.18
1.44 ± 0.17
FPG (mmol/L)
4.95 ± 0.67
4.73 ± 0.73
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride; FPG, fasting plasma glucose. Notes: data are given as mean ± SD. vs normotensive subjects.
