Associations of + 138 Ins/del A and + 5665 G/T polymorphisms of endothelin-1 gene with hypertension in Burmese people in Magway, Myanmar

Table 1 General characteristics of hypertensive patients and control group

General characteristic	Hypertensive patient (n = 60)	Control group (n = 60)
Age (yr), mean ± SD	49.77 ± 12.53	47.03 ± 13.15
Sex
Male	37	39
Female	23	21
Family history of hypertension
Present	39	11
Absent	21	49
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD	152 ± 21	120 ± 12
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD	94 ± 13	78 ± 8

SD standard deviation, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure

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