Research Article

Value of Assessing Autonomic Nervous Function by Heart Rate Variability and Heart Rate Turbulence in Hypertensive Patients

Table 1

Clinical characteristic of N-HP group and HP group.

N-HP group HP group P value
(n=80)(n=120)

Age (yr)56.66±6.6258.05±7.550.183
Male gender (n, %)39/80 (48.5%)54/120 (45.0%)0.602
BMI (kg/m2)23.60±2.7825.20±3.29<0.0001
Smoker (n, %)21/80 (26.3%)40/120 (33.3%)0.286
Stable CAD (n, %)12/80 (15.0%)37/120 (30.8%)0.011
Dyslipidemia (n, %)64/80 (80.0%)105/120 (87.5%)0.151
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)118.50±11.75134.98±14.95<0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)76.10±7.4881.98±10.15<0.0001
Heart rate (bpm)74.18±6.6273.11±8.160.307
Creatinine (μM)67.44±16.3367.34±14.630.839
CHOL (mM)4.67±0.914.83±1.000.228
TG (mM)1.59±0.982.13±2.100.002
LDL-c (mM)2.96±0.832.92±0.820.742
HDL-c (mM)1.09±0.251.10±0.270.848
Ejection fraction (%)61.61±4.9561.91±5.170.657
LVEDd (cm)4.39±0.394.40±0.440.843
IVS (cm)0.93±0.120.99±0.190.010
Medication
 Bata-blockers use (n, %)23/80 (28.8%)60/120 (50.0%)0.003
 Diuretics use (n, %)0/80 (0.0%)12/120 (10.0%)0.009

N-HP, nonhypertensive; HP, hypertensive; BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHOL, cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEDd, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; IVS, interventricular septum.