Genetic Variation in Taste Receptor Genes (SCNN1B, TRPV1) and Its Correlation with the Perception of Saltiness in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults

Table 2

General characteristics of 253 adults with and without hypertension.

Variables	Normotensive (n = 128)	Hypertensive (n = 125)
Mean age (years)^a	30.5 ± 11.0	52.5 ± 12.9
Gender (N, %)
(i) Female	95 (74.2)	87 (69.6)
(ii) Male	33 (25.8)	38 (30.4)
Weight (kg)^a	78.8 ± 23.8	94.5 ± 23.7
Height (cm)	167.2 ± 8.7	168.4 ± 9.6
BMI (kg/m^2)^a	28.1 ± 7.7	33.4 ± 8.3
Highest educational graduation (N, %)
(i) Less than high school degree	1 (0.8)	15 (12.1)
(ii) High school degree or equivalent	15 (11.7)	27 (21.8)
(iii) Some college but no degree	35 (27.3)	28 (22.6)
(iv) Associate degree	14 (10.9)	11 (8.9)
(v) Bachelor degree	38 (29.7)	23 (18.5)
(vi) Graduate degree	25 (19.5)	20 (16.1)
Systolic blood pressure^a	125.6 ± 15.9	145.2 ± 21.2
Diastolic blood pressure^a	78.4 ± 11.0	89.0 ± 12.9

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). ^aAge, weight, and BMI differences were determined using independent samples t-test with .