Association of Aldosterone and Cortisol with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Prehypertension Stage

Table 1

Mean values of different variables (mean ± SD) in controls and stages of hypertension.

Variable/group	Control (𝑛=75)	Pre-HTN (𝑛=55)	HTN stage 1 (𝑛=70)	HTN stage II (𝑛=76)
Age	37.5±8.54	39.2±7.73	46.2±12.1^*	47.5±11.6^*
Systolic BP	106.9±10.7	131.6±7.1	147.3±8.4	171±15.3
Diastolic BP	68.4±9.48	85.9±5.8	93.7±4.3	105.9±9.7
Body mass index	24.9±3.77	26.4±4.47	28.4±4.53^*	26.6±5.33
Waist circumference	82.2±13.4	86.9±17.2	97.2±11.4^*	95.4±13.3^*
Fasting blood glucose (FBG)	96.6±38.4	108.4±38.2^*	103.7±32.7	101±43.6
Total cholesterol (TC)	168.7±33.9	171.7±32.3	191.4±48.4^*	179.1±32.1
Low density lipoproteins	106.5±30.7	105.6±32.6	116.4±32.4^*	103.7±29.2
Sodium (Na^+)	141.5±3.24	142.4±4.4	142.2±4.3	141.03±4.72
Potassium (K^+)	4.5±0.43	4.47±0.42	4.26±0.51	4.41±0.45
Aldosterone	9.17±3.49	8.76±3.31	12.41±5.72	12.05±6.84
Cortisol	7.61±4.15	9.36±3.25	9.08±3.97	9.99±4.85

^∗The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level, when compared among four groups.