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| Hypertension | Diabetes | ||||
| Parameters | Controls (Mean ± SD) | Cases (Mean ± SD) | P value | Controls (Mean ± SD) | Cases (Mean ± SD) | P value |
| Age (years) | 40.65 ± 13.43 | 45.26 ± 13.62 | 0.02 | 42.33 ± 12.71 | 42.67 ± 14.14 | 0.83 |
| Anthropometric characteristics | ||||||
| Weight (Kg) | 67.04 ± 21.39 | 70.25 ± 24.24 | 0.18 | 74.67 ± 18.90 | 66.29 ± 23.52 | 0.00 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.80 ± 23.85 | 91.10 ± 20.61 | 0.00 | 90.44 ± 18.07 | 87.61 ± 21.17 | 0.25 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.77 ± 6.22 | 28.02 ± 5.50 | 0.05 | 28.71 ± 5.63 | 26.94 ± 6.16 | 0.01 |
| Biochemical characteristics | ||||||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 112.77 ± 65.07 | 93.76 ± 43.45 | 0.03 | 93.78 ± 45.98 | 119.08 ± 67.85 | 0.00 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 171.79 ±84.00 | 152.22 ±75.47 | 0.02 | 146.55 ± 75.49 | 175.12 ± 79.47 | 0.00 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 121.53 ± 45.76 | 123.48 ± 51.70 | 0.74 | 91.49 ± 12.41 | 155.59 ± 50.19 | <0.00 |
| HOMA-IR | 4.69 ± 0.35 | 4.61 ± 0.30 | 0.06 | 4.47 ± 0.24 | 4.82 ± 0.31 | <0.00 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 7.18 ± 2.39 | 6.57 ± 1.59 | 0.00 | 7.20 ± 2.43 | 6.19 ± 2.26 | 0.00 |
| TNF-α (pg/L) | 21.14 ± 11.20 | 19.98 ± 9.80 | 0.02 | 23.53 ± 10.30 | 22.73 ± 10.95 | 0.67 |
| Insulin (µU/mL) | 16.27 ± 10.74 | 12.95 ± 7.27 | 0.07 | 11.81 ± 7.80 | 19.48 ± 10.38 | <0.00 |
| Haemodynamic characteristics | ||||||
| PAS (mmHg) | 116.79 ± 10.78 | 146.12 ± 19.83 | <0.001 | 132.71 ± 22.54 | 129.93 ± 29.76 | 0.301 |
| PAD (mmHg) | 66.90 ± 22.64 | 97.18 ± 14.14 | <0.001 | 82.40 ± 19.60 | 83.42 ± 23.46 | 0.703 |
| Pulses (beats/min) | 71.84 ± 22.85 | 66.95 ± 25.16 | 0.057 | 69.39 ± 21.14 | 69.10 ± 26.91 | 0.923 |