Research Article
Pulse Pressure Relationships with Demographics and Kidney Function in Ashanti, Ghana
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the population.
| | | Females n = 589 | Males n = 355 | Total n = 944 |
| | Age | 54.8 (11.5) | 54.5 (10.7) | 54.6 (11.1) | | BMI baseline (kg/m2) | 21.7 (4.7) | 20.2 (3.1) | 21.1 (4.1) | | Diabetics (%) | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | | Rural dwellers (%) | 46.3% | 51.5% | 48.3% | | SBP mean baseline (mmHg) | 125.2 (27.1) | 125.9 (24.1) | 125.4 (26.0) | | DBP mean baseline (mmHg) | 73.6 (13.5) | 75.6 (13.5) | 74.4 (13.4) | | Pulse pressure baseline (mmHg) | 51.6 (17.5) | 50.2 (14.7) | 51.1 (16.5) | | Serum Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 11.7 (1.4) | 13.1 (1.9) | 12.2 (1.7) | | Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 73 (13) | 90 (18) | 79 (17) | | Mean 24 hour urinary volume (Litres/day) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.5) | | Mean 24 hour urinary sodium excretion (mmol/day) | 103 (45) | 100 (45) | 102 (45) | | Mean 24 hour urinary potassium excretion (mmol/day) | 48 (22) | 51 (26) | 49 (23) | | Urinary Sodium:potassium ratio (mmol/mmol) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.3 (1.2) | | 24 hour mean creatinine clearance (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 85 (23) | 82 (22) | 84 (23) |
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Mean and (SD) are given for all normally distributed variables. : Median and (IQR) for skewed variables (NS). for p < 0.05. for p < 0.005. |
