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Table 1 Subjects characteristics

From: Elevated serum neutrophil elastase is related to prehypertension and airflow limitation in obese women

Characteristics

Group1 (n = 30)

Group2 (n = 30)

Group3 (n = 30)

Age (years)

33.5 ± 7.7

34.4 ± 9

36.5 ± 5.2

BMI (kg/m 2 )

43.4 ± 9.4*

38.9 ± 4.3¤¶

22.8 ± 1.83

WC (cm)

115.1 ± 15.4*

103.8 .6.6¶

72.6 ± 4.6

SBP (mm Hg)

129.5 ± 5.5*

118 ± 4¶

118.7 ± 6.3

DBP (mm Hg)

83.1 ± 2.5*

78 ± 4¶

76 ± 4.98

FH of HTN

80%

50%¤¶

23.3%

hs-CRP (μg/ml)

3.1 ± 0.6*

2. 3 ± 1¤¶

1.8 ± 0.6

TC (mg %)

220.9 ± 38.2*

180.2 ± 20.6¤¶

157.6 ± 19.04

TG (mg %)

206.4 ± 16.4*

133.7 ± 31.6¤

95.8 ± 31.07

LDL-c (mg %)

142.9 ± 26.2*

117.7 ± 20.2¤¶

95.5 ± 19.8

HDL-c (mg %)

37.8 ± 5.3*

42.8 ± 6.5¤¶

52.9 ± 2.1

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. * p ≤ 0.05: group 1 vs. group 3; ¤ p ≤ 0.05: group 2 vs. group 3; ¶ p ≤ 0.05: group 1 vs. group 2
  3. Group 1: obese prehypertensive women
  4. Group 2: obese normotensive women
  5. Group 3: normal controls
  6. BMI: Body mass index
  7. WC: Waist circumference
  8. SBP: Systolic blood pressure
  9. DBP: Diastolic blood pressure
  10. FH of HTN: Family history of hypertension
  11. hs-CRP: High sensitivity C-reactive protein
  12. TC: Total cholesterol
  13. TG: Triglyceride
  14. LDL-c: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol
  15. HDL-c: High density lipoprotein cholesterol