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Table 2 Lp-PLA2 activity and blood pressure

From: Increased Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity portends an increased risk of resistant hypertension

Variables

< 225 nm/min/ml

≥ 225 nm/min/ml

P value

Number (%)

66 (31.7)

142 (68.3)

< 0.001

Official SBP (mm Hg)

135.4 ± 13.7

148.7 ± 9.4

< 0.001

Official DBP (mm Hg)

85.3 ± 6.3

93.5 ± 5.5

< 0.001

24 h mean SBP (mm Hg)

127.8 ± 9.2

138.4 ± 10.5

< 0.001

24 h mean DBP (mm Hg)

76.5 ± 6.3

86.5 ± 5.7

< 0.001

RH, n (%)

4 (6.1)

38 (26.7)

< 0.001

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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