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/m^2)			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/m^2)			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

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.