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Characteristic
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Men (n = 197)
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Women (n = 159)
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P value
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Anthropometrics
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Age, y
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53.2 ± 14.6
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54.8 ± 12.5
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0.27
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Body mass index, kg/m2
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27.3 ± 3.56
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26.5 ± 4.32
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0.060
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Systolic BP, mm Hg
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131.6 ± 14.8
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129.3 ± 17.3
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0.18
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Diastolic BP, mm Hg
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85.3 ± 9.33
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81.4 ± 8.85
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< 0.0001
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Pulse pressure, mm Hg
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46.3 ± 12.8
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48.0 ± 13.8
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0.23
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Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg
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100.7 ± 9.72
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97.4 ± 10.5
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0.0020
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Heart rate, bpm
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58.5 ± 8.98
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60.6 ± 8.71
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0.026
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Questionnaire data
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Current smoking, n (%)
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31 (15.7)
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31 (19.5)
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0.35
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Drinking alcohol, n (%)
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119 (60.4)
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37 (23.3)
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< 0.0001
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Hypertensive, n (%)
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100 (50.8)
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69 (43.4)
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0.17
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Treated for hypertension, n (%)
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54 (27.4)
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38 (23.9)
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0.45
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β-blockers, n (%)
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25 (12.7)
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18 (11.3)
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0.69
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ACE or ARB, n (%)
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26 (13.2)
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10 (6.3)
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0.032
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CCB, n (%)
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18 (9.1)
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7 (4.4)
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0.082
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Diuretics, n (%)
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18 (9.1)
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16 (10.1)
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0.77
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History of diabetes, n (%)
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8 (4.1)
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8 (5.0)
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0.66
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Biochemical data
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Serum creatinine, μmol/L
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81.6 ± 13.0
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66.2 ± 17.9
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< 0.0001
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Total cholesterol, mmol/L
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4.84 ± 0.93
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5.28 ± 0.96
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< 0.0001
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Serum insulin, μmol/L
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5.20 (2.20–12.0)
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4.67 (2.00–10.7)
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0.10
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- Values are mean (±SD), number of subjects (%) or median (10–90% percentile interval). ACE indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin-receptor blockers, bpm beats per minutes, CCB calcium channel blockers
