ANALYTES

HYPERTENSIVE (Ν = 19)

NON-HYPERTENSIVE (Ν = 40)

Ν

Before

After

P

N

Before

After

P

Hematocrit (%)

19

42.5 ± 3.67

42.5 ± 3.57

0.810

40

41.5 ± 3.99

41.7 ± 3.95

<0.001

Glucose (mmol/L)

19

7.9 ± 2.64

7.2 ± 2.43

<0.001

40

6.17 ± 1.75

5.65 ± 1.65

<0.001

UREA (mmol/L)

19

6.9 ± 1.22

6.8 ± 1.20

0.174

40

7.06 ± 2.48

6.78 ± 2.15

0.007

Creatinine (μmol/L)

19

0.09 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.445

40

0.09 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.02

0.041

Potassium (mmol/L)

19

4.6 ± 0.49

4.7 ± 0.41

0.166

40

4.6 ± 0.40

4.6 ± 0.37

0.174

Sodium (mmol/L)

19

139.7 ± 2.02

140.0 ± 2.5

0.327

40

139.6 ± 2.30

140.1 ± 2.34

0.010

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

19

5.8 ± 1.34

5.8 ± 1.37

0.256

40

5.9 ± 1.13

5.8 ± 1.17

0.867

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

19

1.60 ± 1.00

1.43 ± 0.89

<0.001

40

1.5 ± 0.65

1.3 ± 0.61

<0.001

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

19

1.34 ± 0.30

1.38 ± 0.29

0.001

40

1.3 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.31

<0.001

LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

19

3.7 ± 1.02

3.7 ± 1.07

0.778

40

3.9 ± 0.86

3.9 ± 0.90

0.270

CK (U/L)

19

145.8 ± 130.08

156.7 ± 136.60

<0.001

40

126.9 ± 128.13

134.8 ± 132.17

<0.001

CK-MB (U/L)

19

17.1 ± 8.1

19.6 ± 8.05

<0.001

40

17.5 ± 6.7

19.5 ± 7.14

<0.001

LDH (U/L)

19

304.7 ± 71.08

322.2 ± 76.96

<0.001

40

288.0 ± 57.42

301.4 ± 58.85

<0.001

PT (sec)

19

12.1 ± 0.86

12.9 ± 0.85

0.057

40

12.7 ± 0.85

12.9 ± 0.81

0.030

T₃ (nmol/L)

19

1.2 ± 0.51

1.2 ± 0.46

0.968

40

1.2 ± 0.20

1.2 ± 0.21

0.033

T₄ (nmol/L)

19

110.6 ± 27.20

110.6 ± 28.48

0.968

40

99.1 ± 23.94

100.4 ± 23.81

0.375

TSH (μU/mL)

19

1.6 ± 0.88

1.3 ± 0.77

0.001

40

2.2 ± 2.39

1.8 ± 2.22

<0.001

FT₃ (pmol/L)

19

4.6 ± 0.77

4.5 ± 0.81

0.519

40

4.6 ± 0.76

4.54 ± 0.81

0.342

FT₄ (pmol/L)

19

15.4 ± 3.7

15.4 ± 3.9

0.131

40

15.4 ± 3.7

15.4 ± 3.9

0.393

Microalbumin mg/dL

15

13.2 ± 28.77

28.9 ± 47.05

0.009

38

12.7 ± 16.3

15.7 ± 19.02

0.001

Growth hormone (μg/L)

17

1.1 ± 1.01

2.0 ± 2.06

0.006

38

1.1 ± 1.27

2.2 ± 2.38

0.393

Insulin (pmol/L)

14

52.1 ± 41.81

54.1 ± 44.06

0.594

36

54.2 ± 26.87

51.4 ± 24.37

0.001

C-peptide (nmol/L)

14

0.5 ± 0.23

0.6 ± 0.40

0.826

36

0.5 ± 0.39

0.5 ± 0.33

0.255

Cortisol (nmol/L)

14

563.2 ± 151.65

493.9 ± 190.99

0.221

22

496.5 ± 124.96

411.0 ± 146.20

0.687

Renin (pmol/L)

10

124.4 ± 159.03

242.9 ± 232.37

0.005

22

82.9 ± 48.59

113.7 ± 71.34

0.001

Aldosterone (nmol/L)

11

0.7 ± 0.21

0.9 ± 0.26

0.003

22

0.88 ± 0.29

1.1 ± 0.55

0.019