Research Article
Genetic Predisposition and Salt Sensitivity in a Chinese Han Population: The EpiSS Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics between salt-sensitive and salt-resistant groups.
| | | Salt sensitive (N = 219) | Salt resistant (N = 543) | |
| | Age (y) | 57.16 ± 7.29 | 57.14 ± 7.41 | 0.970 | | Male | 58 (26.5) | 114 (21.0) | 0.104 | | Smoking | | | 0.015 | | Current | 40 (18.3) | 66 (12.2) | | | Seldom/never | 168 (76.7) | 463 (85.3) | | | Former smoker | 11 (5.0) | 14 (2.6) | | | SBP (mmHg) | 114.22 ± 18.65 | 117.91 ± 18.61 | 0.014 | | DBP (mmHg) | 73.89 ± 10.09 | 76.19 ± 11.11 | 0.008 | | MAP (mmHg) | 87.33 ± 11.94 | 90.10 ± 12.72 | 0.006 | | Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.55 ± 1.13 | 5.43 ± 0.99 | 0.135 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 25.62 ± 3.29 | 25.23 ± 3.22 | 0.135 | | TC (mmol/L) | 5.29 ± 0.98 | 5.41 ± 0.88 | 0.126 | | TG (mmol/L) | 1.93 ± 1.14 | 2.10 ± 1.65 | 0.150 | | HDLC (mmol/L) | 1.21 ± 0.27 | 1.23 ± 0.32 | 0.187 | | LDLC (mmol/L) | 2.68 ± 0.72 | 2.69 ± 0.66 | 0.842 | | Hypertension | 57 (35.4) | 115 (26.8) | 0.043 | | Diabetes | 54 (24.7) | 107 (19.7) | 0.130 | | Dyslipidemia | 159 (72.6) | 423 (77.9) | 0.119 |
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SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; BMI, Body Mass Index; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. . |
