Oxidative Stress in Hypertensive Patients Induces an Increased Contractility in Vein Grafts Independent of Endothelial Function

Table 1

Clinical profile of the 44 study patients.

	HT (𝑛=30)	NT (𝑛=14)
Age, years	64±2	61±4
Sex, male/female	22/8	13/1
Body mass index	26.7 ± 0.6	25.4 ± 0.9
Systolic/diastolic blood pressure at the time of the hospitalization (mmHg)	122.9 ± 2/78.9 ± 2	116.7 ± 4/73.6 ± 4
Exsmokers, 𝑛 (%)	14 (47)	9 (64)
Antecedents of dyslipidemia, 𝑛 (%)	17 (57)	5 (36)