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Table 2 Laboratory tests of all groups

From: Important differences between hypertensive middle-aged women and men in cardiovascular autonomic control—a critical appraisal

 

Women

Men

Sex factor

Hypertension factor

Interaction

Normotensive

Hypertensive

Normotensive

Hypertensive

F(d.f)

P

F(d.f)

P

F(d.f)

P

Estrogen, pg/mL

85.4 ± 19.7

80.4 ± 24.4

15.7 ± 4.5

15.4 ± 6.3

F(1,99):433.4

< 0.001

F(1,99):0.7

0.416

F(1,99):0.53

0.467

Testosterone, ng/mL

0.94 ± 0.2

0.87 ± 0.3

7.1 ± 1.7

6.4 ± 1.5

F(1,99):630.5

< 0.001

F(1,99):2.3

0.134

F(1,99):1.41

0.238

T/E, pg/mL

11.8 ± 4.7

12.1 ± 6.5

490 ± 179.7

479 ± 194.7

F(1,99):317.4

< 0.001

F(1,99):0.04

0.834

F(1,99):0.05

0.824

Glucose, mg/dL

87.4 ± 8.5

93.2 ± 14

90.3 ± 6.1

106.7 ± 13.5

F(1,99):13.7

< 0.001

F(1,99):25.2

< 0.001

F(1,99):5.64

0.020

Triglycerides, mg/dL

101.9 ± 10.9

92.6 ± 37.6

144.3 ± 31.9

165.7 ± 95.4

F(1,99):28.6

< 0.001

F(1,99):0.3

0.578

F(1,99):2.02

0.158

Total Cholesterol, mg/dL

193.9 ± 16.4

189.8 ± 16.7

195.4 ± 9.7

208.6 ± 42.6

F(1,99):4.2

0.044

F(1,99):0.8

0.364

F(1,99):3.1

0.083

HDL, mg/dL

49.1 ± 6.7

53.1 ± 8.5

47.1 ± 8.4

39.2 ± 8.1

F(1,99):20.0

< 0.001

F(1,99):1.6

0.213

F(1,99):13.5

< 0.001

LDL, mg/dL

114.1 ± 11.5

116.2 ± 17.5

125.3 ± 11.2

134.1 ± 33.7

F(1,99):12.3

< 0.001

F(1,99):1.8

0.183

F(1,99):0.63

0.428

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD
  2. pg/mL picogram per milliliter, ng/mL nanogram per milliliter, mg/dL milligrams deciliters, T/E ratio between testosterone and estrogen, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, F factor, d.f. degrees of freedom