Association of Serum Bisphenol A with Hypertension in Thai Population

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the study samples.

	Men ()	Women ()	Total ()	value
Age, yr^a	39.58 (16.95)	41.12 (16.64)	40.37 (16.81)	0.02
BPA, ng/mL^a	0.35 (0.02)	0.33 (0.02)	0.34 (0.02)	0.22
SBP, mm Hg^a	122.81 (16.01)	118.99 (17.46)	120.86 (16.89)	<0.001
DBP, mm Hg^a	75.70 (10.93)	73.49 (10.23)	74.57 (10.63)	<0.001
Diabetes^b	121 (5.01)	143 (6.17)	264 (5.60)	0.13
All HT^b	440 (18.62)	422 (17.46)	862 (18.03)	0.51
Unaware HT^b	204 (11.62)	152 (6.92)	356 (9.22)	0.001
HT with treatment^b	195 (5.22)	235 (8.82)	430 (7.06)	<0.001
HT without treatment^b	245 (13.39)	187 (8.63)	432 (10.98)	<0.01
Smoking^b	416 (39.61)	46 (1.60)	462 (20.18)	<0.001
Alcohol drinking^b	663 (67.96)	267 (25.46)	930 (46.27)	<0.001
BMI, kg/	22.74 (3.99)	24.44 (4.87)	23.61 (4.55)	<0.001
BMI ≥ 25 kg/	331 (24.05)	481 (40.75)	812 (32.59)	<0.001
E2, pg/mL^a	36.83 (22.55)	70.08 (97.81)	53.79 (74.20)	<0.001

Mean (SD), ^bnumber (percentage).
BPA: bisphenol A, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HT: hypertension, BMI: body mass index, and E2: estradiol.