Patients with Dipper and Nondipper High-Normal Blood Pressure Were Associated with Left Ventricular Mass
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
High-normal
Normotensive (n = 35)
Dipper (n = 87)
Nondipper (n = 59)
1
1
2
Age (years)
30 ± 6
31 ± 6
>0.05
31 ± 6
>0.05
>0.05
Family history
26
30
>0.05
12
>0.05
>0.05
BMI (kg/m2)
22.6 ± 2.8
22.6 ± 2.9
>0.05
20.9 ± 2.3
>0.05
>0.05
FBG (mmol/L)
0.90 ± 0.42
4.83 ± 0.83
>0.05
4.8 ± 0.29
>0.05
>0.05
TG (mmol/L)
1.0 ± 0.3
1.5 ± 0.8
>0.05
0.9 ± 0.4
>0.05
>0.05
TC (mmol/L)
4.5 ± 0.7
4.4 ± 0.6
>0.05
4.0 ± 0.6
>0.05
>0.05
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.3 ± 0.3
1.1 ± 0.3
<0.05
1.3 ± 0.3
<0.05
<0.05
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.0 ± 0.7
2.7 ± 0.6
<0.05
2.1 ± 0.6
<0.05
<0.05
1 represents the value of normotensive and dipper; 2 represents the value of normotensive and nondipper. It is easier to find HDL-C and LDL-C have < 0.05 which is considered as statistically significant.
