From: Ultrasonography to detect cardiovascular damage in children with essential hypertension
variables | Hypertensive (n = 34) | hypertensive + obese (n = 11) | Control (n = 32) | p value |
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Sex (male/female) | 25/9 | 6/5 | 17/14 | 0.202 |
Age (years) | 11.8 ± 2.6 | 11.5 ± 3.0 | 10.9 ± 2.5 | 0.365 |
Weight (kg) | 59.5 ± 17.6 | 77.0 ± 22.1 | 43.0 ± 14.1 | 0.000 |
Height (cm) | 160.2 ± 17.7 | 156.9 ± 17.2 | 152.2 ± 18.2 | 0.192 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.4 ± 3.9 | 30.6 ± 4.9 | 18.0 ± 2.8 | 0.000 |
SBP(mmHg) | 144.4 ± 16.3* | 144.6 ± 14.0 * | 106.5 ± 11.3 | 0.000 |
DBP(mmHg) | 85.6 ± 14.1 * | 94.6 ± 13.8# | 65.9 ± 6.0 | 0.000 |
PP(mmHg) | 58.8 ± 11.9 * | 50.0 ± 15.4# | 40.9 ± 10.6 | 0.000 |
TG(mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.361 |
TC(mmol/L) | 4.3 ± 1.0 | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 0.103 |
HDL(mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.210 |
LDL(mmol/L) | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 0.091 |
drug therapy for hypertension | No drugs | No drugs | - | - |