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

Table 1

The clinic features between PA and EH patients.

	PA group (n = 174)	EH group (n = 174)
Age (year)	46.78 ± 11.93	45.71 ± 13.29	0.442
Gender (male/female)	82/94	86/88	0.275
Disease course (year)	4.90 ± 5.76	4.42 ± 4.94	0.419
Body mass index (kg.m-2)	24.28 ± 4.12	25.14 ± 3.80	0.053
Waist (cm)	86.41 ± 11.67	88.40 ± 10.38	0.174
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.90 ± 0.08	0.91 ± 0.07	0.404
SBP (mmHg)	174.41 ± 23.80	175.91 ± 14.03	0.562
DBP (mmHg)	105.07 ± 14.03	106.27 ± 14.20	0.440
Serum K+ (mmol/L)	3.13 ± 0.77	3.91 ± 0.34	<0.001
Urinary K+ (mmol/24 h)	51.95 ± 27.83	33.83 ± 13.78	<0.001
Serum Na+ (mmol/L)	142.02 ± 2.97	140.47 ± 2.09	<0.001
Urinary Na+ (mmol/24 h)	125.07 ± 79.64	107.97 ± 49.88	0.106
Serum Ca2+ (mmol/L)	2.26 ± 0.10	2.28 ± 0.10	0.079
Urinary Ca2 (mmol/24 h)	4.95 ± 2.61	4.81 ± 2.29	0.723
TC (mmol/L)	4.81 ± 1.00	4.87 ± 1.04	0.610
TG (mmol/L)	1.43 ± 0.82	1.52 ± 2.12	0.500
HDL-c (mmol/L) |	2.20 ± 13.33	1.14 ± 0.25	0.319
LDL-c (mmol/L)	3.00 ± 0.71	3.05 ± 0.71	0.523
Septal thickness (mm)	11.21 ± 2.20	10.45 ± 1.76	0.002
LVMI (g/m2)	110.95 ± 35.11	96.21 ± 24.70	<0.001

SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, TC: total cholesterol, TG: Triglycerides, HDL-c: HDL-cholesterol; LDL-c: LDL-cholesterol, LVMI: left ventricular mass index.