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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population according to hypertension control

From: Glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 genes deletion polymorphisms and blood pressure control among treated essential hypertensive patients in Burkina Faso

Parameters

Total

n = 200 (100%)

Controlled HTA

n = 115 (57.5%)

Uncontrolled HTA

n = 85 (42.5%)

p value

Gender (M/F)

71/129

40/75

31/54

0.88

Age (years)

54.06 ± 10.89

54.16 ± 11.1

53.95 ± 10.70

0.89

SBP (mmHg)

137.54 ± 16.84

126.74 ± 8.55

150.61 ± 15.06

 < 0.001*

DBP (mmHg)

83.45 ± 14.40

78.77 ± 8.27

89.11 ± 17.87

< 0.001*

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.76 ± 6.38

29.14 ± 7.22

28.39 ± 5.32

0.40

WC (cm)

94.55 ± 13.17

94.17 ± 13.26

95.00 ± 13.13

0.66

Glucose (mM)

5.44 ± 0.96

5.58 ± 1.11

5.41 ± 1.01

0.51

HDL-c (mM)

1.56 ± 0.93

1.52 ± 0.47

1.61 ± 1.27

0.72

LDL-c (mM)

2.98 ± 1.00

2.82 ± 0.93

3.15 ± 1.05

0.19

Total Cholesterol (mM)

5.13 ± 0.99

4.88 ± 0.98

5.34 ± 0.97

0.1

Triglycerides (mM)

1.26 ± 0.94

1.13 ± 0.51

1.39 ± 1.23

0.28

Creatine (μM)

111.52 ± 94.42

101.47 ± 43.85

121.57 ± 126.48

0.40

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables; the statistical analyzes were made by the t test or the chi-square test; *: significant difference between the groups (p < 0.05); SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; mM, millimolar; µM, micromolar