Comparison of Clinical Features between Primary Aldosteronism and Essential Hypertension in Chinese Patients: A Case-Control Study

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The blood glucose and insulin of OGTT of the three indicated groups. Group A represents patients with primary aldosteronism (PA); Group B represents patients with essential hypertension (EH); Group C represents patients with nonfunctioning adenomas. (a) The curves of the OGTT (0 min, 30 min, 120 min) blood glucose of the indicated group of patients. (b) The AUC of glucose in patients with PA and EH was greater than that in the patients with nonfunctional adenoma. (c) The curves of the simultaneous insulin secretion of the indicated groups of patients. (d) The AUC of insulin in the EH group was significantly higher than that in the other two groups. ^∗P < 0.05; EH group compared to nonfunctioning adenomas group; PA group compared to nonfunctioning adenomas group; EH group compared to PA group.

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