Comparison of Clinical Features between Primary Aldosteronism and Essential Hypertension in Chinese Patients: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Comparison of glucose metabolic parameters between PA and EH patients.
PA group (n = 174)
EH group (n = 174)
HbA1c (%)
5.66 ± 1.00
5.51 ± 0.56
0.278
0 minBG (mmol/L)
4.97 ± 0.64
5.08 ± 0.88
0.199
30 minBG (mmol/L)
8.92 ± 1.52
9.53 ± 1.94
0.120
2 hPBG (mmol/L)
8.25 ± 2.76
8.79 ± 3.43
0.188
Fasting INS (uU/ml)
7.10 ± 4.66
8.66 ± 3.43
0.030
30 minINS (uU/ml)
55.99 ± 33.90
87.21 ± 56.54
<0.001
2 hINS (uU/ml)
78.34 ± 61.83
95.38 ± 64.04
0.114
G-AUC
16.41 ± 3.27
17.44 ± 4.05
0.055
INS-AUC (uU/ml∗h)
116.19 ± 68.77
162.23 ± 88.32
0.001
ΔIRI/ΔBS (30 min)
13.56 ± 11.68
20.27 ± 15.22
0.004
HOMA-β%
98.56 ± 66.70
127.33 ± 78.52
0.023
HOMA-IR
1.62 ± 1.16
1.96 ± 0.80
0.040
BG: blood glucose, INS: insulin, G-AUC: AUC of glucose, INS-AUC: AUC of insulin, ΔIRI/ΔBS: the ratio of the net increase in blood insulin (ΔIRI) to the net increase in blood glucose (ΔBS) 30 minutes after OGTT.
