Assessment of Plasma Sodium to Potassium Ratio, Renal Function, Markers of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Nigerian Hypertensive Patients

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of volunteers.

Variables	Hypertension(n = 324) mean ± SD	Control(n = 225) mean ± SD	value
Sex	Male: 112 (34.57%)	Male: 88 (39.11%)
	Female: 212 (65.34%)	Female: 137 (60.89%)
Age (yrs)	54.53 ± 12.08	53.57 ± 4.4	0.135
Height (m)	1.66 ± 0.09	1.69 ± 0.09	0.003
Weight (kg)	75.05 ± 15.00	67.51 ± 13.77	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.20 ± 5.67	23.94 ± 5.90	<0.001
Systolic Bp (mmHg)	135 ± 15	120 ± 10	<0.001
Diastolic Bp (mmHg)	88 ± 9	79 ± 9	<0.001
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	104 ± 10	92 ± 9	<0.001
Pulse pressure (mmHg)	47 ± 12	41 ± 9	<0.001

Significant probability (). Bp: blood pressure; mmHg: millimeters of mercury.