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Table 5 Distribution of metanephrines and normetanephrines by different variables

From: Angiotensin II status and sympathetic activation among hypertensive patients in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Metanephrines

Normetanephrines

Normal, N = 85 (%)

High, N = 3 (%)

Normal, N = 142 (%)

High, 20 (12 %)

Gender

 Male

21 (25)

2 (67)

23 (16)

8 (40)

 Females

64 (75)

1 (33)

119 (84)

12 (60)

Age

 <45

24 (28)

2 (67)

36 (25)

4 (25)

 ≥45

61 (72)

1 (33)

106 (75)

16 (75)

Systolic BP

 <140

5 (6)

0

14 (10)

1 (5)

 140–160

20 (24)

1 (33)

34 (24)

5 (25)

 >160

60 (71)

2 (67)

94 (66)

14 (70)

Diastolic BP

 <90

23 (27)

1 (33)

38 (27)

9 (45)

 90–100

7 (8)

0

25 (18)

1 (5)

 >100

55 (65)

2 (67)

79 (56)

10 (50)

Pulse

 <60

6 (7)

 

7 (5)

1 (5)

 60–100

67 (79)

 

119 (84)

17 (85)

 >100

12 (14)

 

16 (11)

2 (10)