Oral Fludrocortisone Test for Salt-Sensitive Screening in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Table 1

Demographic and laboratory data. BMI = body mass index; SBP= systolic blood pressure; DBP= diastolic blood pressure.

Parameter	Volunteers (n=30)
Sex	60% female
Age	54±8 years old
BMI	26±3 kg/m^2
Ethnicity	50% white
	36% black
	14% Asian descendants
Office SBP on recruitment	146±13 mmHg
Office DBP on recruitment	91±11 mmHg
Serum creatinine	0.8 ± 0.1 mg/dl
Fasting blood glucose	86 ± 4 mg/dl