Research Article
Genetic Background of Hypertension in Connective Tissue Diseases
Table 3
Comparison of anthropometric and blood pressure parameters in CTD vs. control group and hypertensive vs. normotensive subjects.
| Analyzed parameters | I. CTD | Control | | II. Hypertensive | Normotensive | | | | | | | |
| Age (years) | | | 0.1639 | | | 0.0019 | Height (cm) | | | 0.1611 | | | 0.3624 | Body mass (kg) | | | 0.4367 | | | 0.0039 | WC (cm) | | | 0.3420 | | | 0.0009 | Hip circumference (cm) | | | 0.00001 | | | 0.1464 | Body fat (kg) | | | 0.0034 | | | 0.1838 | LBM (kg) | | | 0.9076 | | | 0.0323 | Body water (L) | | | 0.0138 | | | 0.0004 | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.0763 | | | 0.0085 | SBP (mmHg) | | | 0.0102 | | | 0.1519 | DBP (mmHg) | | | 0.00001 | | | 0.2189 | MAP (mmHg) | | | 0.00001 | | | 0.1601 | PP (mmHg) | | | 0.2078 | | | 0.3547 | Glucose (mmol/L) | | | 0.0001 | | | 0.00001 | TG (mmol/L) | | | 0.00001 | | | 0.0001 | Steroids (mg/day) | | — | — | | | 0.3221 | WHR | | | 0.00001 | | | 0.00001 |
| Analyzed parameters | III. CTD | IV. Control groups | Hypertensive
| Normotensive
| | Hypertensive
| Normotensive
| | | | | | | | Age (years) | | | 0.0032 | | | 0.0123 | Height (cm) | | | 0.8055 | | | 0.0654 | Body mass (kg) | | | 0.0050 | | | 0.1533 | WC (cm) | | | 0.0130 | | | 0.0546 | Hip (cm) | | | 0.0705 | | | 0.0827 | Body fat (kg) | | | 0.0444 | | | 0.4841 | LBM (kg) | | | 0.0241 | | | 0.1376 | Body water (L) | | | 0.0110 | | | 0.0776 | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.0004 | | | 0.4827 | SBP (mmHg) | | | 0.0861 | | | 0.1891 | DBP (mmHg) | | | 0.0790 | | | 0.0556 | MAP (mmHg) | | | 0.0499 | | | 0.0887 | PP (mmHg) | | | 0.5269 | | | 0.7773 | Glucose (mmol/L) | | | 0.0002 | | | 0.0229 | TG (mmol/L) | | | 0.0791 | | | 0.0921 | Steroids (mg/day) | | | 0.3221 | — | — | — | WHR | | | 0.0734 | | | 0.1582 |
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WC: waist circumference; LBM: lean body mass; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PP: pulse pressure; TG: triglycerides; WHR: waist to hip ratio.
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