Genetic Variants of C-5312T REN Increased Renin Levels and Diastolic Blood Pressure Response to Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Table 1
Baseline characteristic of hypertensive patients.
Variable
TT/CT
CC
Age, years
58.6 ± 9.17
54.5 ± 7.64
0.062
Sex, (%)
Male
15 (41.6)
15 (78.9)
0.008
Female
21 (78.9)
4 (21.1)
Duration of suffering hypertension, months
84.86 ± 42.06
64.80 ± 78.85
0.578
BMI
27 (3.46)
26,2 (4.19)
0.496
Salt diet
Yes
13 (68.4)
20 (55.5)
0.138
No
7 (36.8)
16 (44.4)
Creatinine, mg/dL
1.08 ± 0.27
1.01 ± 0.28
0.40
Urea, mg/dL
26 ± 4.75
30.3 ± 15.1
0.22
Data are means ± SD or medians (interquartile ranges). The differences between baseline characteristic variables for genotypes CC and CT/TT were analyzed by chi-square test as appropriate.