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Table 2 Patient laboratory characteristics

From: Higher plasma prorenin concentration plays a role in the development of coronary artery disease

 

Non-CAD group

CAD group

p-value

(n = 26)

(n = 59)

Prorenin (pg/ml)

490 (321–786)

522 (297–1097)

0.70

Plasma renin concentration (pg/ml)

5.8 (3.3 - 9.8)

6.3 (4.4 - 12.0)

0.84

Plasma renin activity (ng/ml/hr)

1.0 (0.5 - 2.1)

1.1 (0.6 - 2.4)

0.83

Aldosterone (pg/ml)

85 (65–130)

74 (59–98)

0.40

Brain natriuretic peptide (ng/ml)

20 (14–55)

32 (14–62)

0.38

Cystatin C (mg/dl)

1.09 ± 0.87

1.09 ± 0.38

0.97

Creatinine (mg/ml)

1.01 ± 1.48

0.85 ± 0.27

0.42

Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

77.1 ± 28.3

69.6 ± 19.2

0.16

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

18.0 ± 20.1

15.9 ± 4.1

0.45

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.7 ± 0.7

6.1 ± 1.1

0.16

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

191 ± 43

187 ± 33

0.75

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

115 ± 39

112 ± 31

0.71

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

51 ± 13

48 ± 14

0.39

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

114 ± 56

139 ± 72

0.11

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

0.24 ± 0.52

0.18 ± 0.21

0.52

Total protein (g/dl)

6.68 ± 0.52

6.72 ± 0.43

0.68

Albumin (g/dl)

3.99 ± 0.32

4.13 ± 0.30

0.054

Sodium (mEq/l)

141.1 ± 2.1

140.3 ± 2.3

0.57

Potassium (mEq/l)

4.10 ± 0.41

4.05 ± 0.35

0.53

Cl (mEq/l)

105.3 ± 3.2

105.4 ± 2.7

0.92

  1. Numerical data are expressed as the mean ± one standard deviation. Non-parametric data are expressed as the median (interquartile range). GFR: glomerular filtration rate