Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

Table 1

Demographic and anthropometric parameters in all subjects enrolled.

Patient	Years (yrs)	BMI (Kg/m^2)	Waist circumference (cm)	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)
PA (n.73)	52.5±11.2	28.2±4.7^∗	99.8±13.1^∗	138.3±16.8^∗	85.9±11.4^∗
EH (n.73)	55.6±12.4	29±5^∗	100.5±11.2^∗	131±18.8^∗	82.4±11.2^∗
HS (n.40)	55.7±6.1	25.1±2.2	95.5±6.8	119.1±4.2	77.2±5.1
𝑃	ns	<0.002 versus HS	<0.003 versus HS	<0.01 versus HS	<0.01 versus HS
APA (n.35)	52.8±11.5	27.6±4.8	100.4±12.9	138.8±19.1	88.3±9.6
IHA (n.38)	52.5±11.2	28.6±4.6	99.3±13.6	137.3±14.5	83.4±9.6
𝑃	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

PA: primary aldosteronism; EH: essential arterial hypertension, HS: healthy subjects; APA: aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma; IHA: idiopathic bilateral hyperplasia; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
^∗𝑃 value.