Research Article

Identification of Potential Metabolic Markers of Hypertension in Chinese Children

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

Overall (N = 52)Control (N = 26)Hypertension (N = 26) value

BMI, kg/m217.38 (15.35, 22.05)16.01 (14.92, 16.98)22.01 (19.58, 24.85)<0.001
WC, cm60.38 (56.06, 75.69)57.83 (54.83, 60.04)75.53 (66.60, 80.50)<0.001
SBP, mmHg109.25 (104.00, 122.00)104.00 (98.38, 106.13)122.00 (115.88, 127,13)<0.001
DBP,mmHg68.25 (59.13, 74.50)59.75 (57.88, 62.5)74.50 (70.00, 77.63)<0.001
GLU, mmol/L4.78 (4.43, 5.08)4.60 (4.28, 5.05)4.82 (4.64, 5.12)0.087
HDL-C, mmol/L1.57 (1.30, 1.84)1.66 (1.39, 2.01)1.48 (1.20, 1.65)0.038
LDL-C, mmol/L2.24 (1.93, 2.52)2.03 (1.79, 2.49)2.38 (2.11, 2.73)0.019
TG, mmol/L0.72 (0.53, 0.91)0.65 (0.48, 0.76)0.78 (0.67, 1.16)0.002
CHOL, mmol/L4.07 (3.65, 4.56)4.00 (3.62, 4.37)4.13 (3.89, 4.66)0.341
CREA, mmol/L42.65 (37.08, 47.40)40.45 (35.18, 46.83)43.65 (38.25, 49.05)0.426
ALT, mmol/L14.00 (12.00, 16.00)12.00 (11.00, 16.00)15.50 (12.75, 18.00)0.020
AST, mmol/L23.00 (21.00, 25.00)23.00 (22.00, 25.00)22.00 (20.00, 24.25)0.124

Data were presented as median (P25–P75) or n (%). BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GLU, glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; CHOL, cholesterol; CREA, creatinine; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase.