Research Article

Exercise-Induced Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Male Patients with Essential Hypertension

Table 1

Comparison of clinical data between EH group and non-EH group.

EH group (n = 47)Non-EH group (n = 53) value

Age (year)40.77 ± 10.7039.81 ± 9.200.63
TG (mmol/L), median (IQR)2.11 (1.37, 3.22)1.95 (1.31, 2.52)0.49
TC (mmol/L), median (IQR)4.91 (4.10, 5.31)4.86 (4.31, 5.76)0.45
LDL (mmol/L)1.20 ± 0.201.24 ± 0.310.51
HDL (mmol/L)3.16 ± 0.773.07 ± 0.860.57
Uric acid (mmol/L)444.26 ± 87.78423.89 ± 94.860.27
Creatinine (mmol/L)81.00 ± 17.4578.88 ± 15.210.53
Left bapwv (cm/s), median (IQR)1535 (1380, 1685)1490 (1327, 1624)0.22
Right bapwv (cm/s), median (IQR)1531 (1371, 1909)1471 (1334, 1616)0.22
Left ABI (ratio)1.12 ± 0.071.12 ± 0.100.99
Right ABI (ratio)1.12 ± 0.081.12 ± 0.090.79
Visceral fat (L)4.36 ± 1.283.70 ± 1.07<0.01
BMI (kg/m2)30.04 ± 3.4728.05 ± 3.66<0.01
Resting SBP (mmHg)142.70 ± 17.10131.32 ± 12.93<0.01
Resting DBP (mmHg)95.23 ± 13.9290.32 ± 11.030.05
Peak SBP increase (mmHg), median (IQR)86 (72, 95)55 (38, 70)<0.01
Peak DBP increase (mmHg), median (IQR)15 (9, 26)14 (8, 25)0.732
15 min SBP variability (mmHg), median (IQR)24.02 (16.06, 28.25)14.20 (10.69, 20.91)<0.01
15 min DBP variability (mmHg), median (IQR)7.00 (4.31, 10.79)5.35 (3.46, 8.76)0.08

TC: total cholesterol, TG: total triglycerides, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI: body mass index, ABI: ankle brachial index, baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, SBP: systolic blood pressure, and DBP: diastolic blood pressure. ; .