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Table 3 Characteristics of patients with ACR equal or less than 300 mg/g and greater than 300 mg/g Characteristics are presented as mean ± SD, median (range) or number (%)

From: Relationship between retinopathy and renal abnormalities in black hypertensive patients

 

Patients with ACR ≤300 mg/g (n = 167)

Patients with ACR > 300 mg/g (n = 62)

P value

Gender (Male/Female), n(%)

80/160 (33.3/66.7)

  

Age (years)

58.6 ± 11.4

57.5 ± 12.8

0.548

Duration of hypertension (years)

7.8 ± 7.1

7.8 ± 6.6

0.979

Body Mass Index (Kg/m2)

26.2 ± 5.3

27.9 ± 6.8

0.060

Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg)

139.6 ± 20.8

137.2 ± 20.1

0.470

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

86.1 ± 13.2

86.3 ± 12.5

0.895

Mean Blood Pressure(mmHg)

103.9 ± 14.1

103.3 ± 13.7

0.783

Pulse Pressure (mmHg)

53.6 ± 16.6

50.9 ± 15.2

0.309

Waist Circumference (m)

96.9 ± 12.0

98.1 ± 19.5

0.579

Hip Circumference (m)

101.5 ± 12.9

103.4 ± 14.4

0.380

Waist Hip Ratio

0.96 ± 0.11

0.96 ± 0.08

0.882

Uric Acid (mmol/L)

7.2 ± 3.0

8.6 ± 4.4

0.017

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.7 ± 1.5

6.9 ± 1.1

0.001

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.95 ± 0.23

0.89 ± 0.13

0.040

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

2.1 ± (1.0)

2.7 ± 0.9

0.001

Low Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

2.7 ± 1.0

3.4 ± 0.8

0.001

C-Reactive Protein (g/L)

7.5 ± 2.7

9.2 ± 2.2

0.001

Retinopathy (II-IV) Frequency%

34 (58.6 %)

63 (42.3 %)

0.0316

eGFR by MDRD (ml/min/1.73)

58.8 ± 28.9

50.3 ± 19.2

0.021