Table 3 Association of age, clinical and biochemical parameters with number of generations with family history
|  | Patients with hypertension & a family history of hypertension (n = 508) | Patients without hypertension, with a family history of hypertension (n = 1325) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One Generation (n = 353) | Two Generations (n = 145) | Three Generations (n = 10) | One Generation (n = 1085) | Two Generations (n = 282) | Three Generations (n = 9) | |
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | |
Age (years) | 51.8 (±12.7) | 50.5 (±9.3) | 45.8 (±10.3) | 40.0 (±12.0) | 39.2 (±11.3) | 44.8 (±12.5) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 23.8 (±4.3)# | 25.6 (±4.3)# | 24.3 (±2.7) | 21.8 (±4.0)¥δ | 22.6 (±4.2)¥ | 24.9 (±6.9)δ |
Waist circumference (cm) | 84.2 (±10.8)# | 88.0 (±11.8)# | 84.2 (±7.7) | 77.1 (±11.4)¥δ | 79.2 (±10.9)¥ | 86.0 (±20.5)δ |
Hip circumference (cm) | 92.7 (±9.1)# | 96.1 (±9.8)# | 93.6 (±5.4) | 89.5 (±8.5)¥ | 91.6 (±9.2)¥ | 94.5 (±14.2) |
Waist to hip ratio | 0.91 (±0.07) | 0.93 (±0.07) | 0.93 (±0.08) | 0.86 (±0.07) | 0.86 (±0.07) | 0.90 (±0.07) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 147.6 (±16.9)# | 150.2 (±20.5)* | 134.5 (±10.5)#* | 119.6 (±11.4) | 120.6 (±11.1) | 125.1 (±10.6) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 86.5 (±10.6)# | 89.6 (±11.0)# | 84.1 (±7.9) | 72.4 (±8.2) | 73.0 (±8.0) | 76.1 (±5.8) |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 99.2 (±34.5) | 105.7 (±38.5) | 75.3 (±13.6) | 88.4 (±23.3) | 91.4 (±36.9) | 82.5 (±12.9) |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 220.5 (±43.3) | 224.9 (±41.9) | 204.1 (±41.8) | 204.0 (±41.1) | 206.0 (±40.7) | 206.2 (±35.4) |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 144.6 (±39.4) | 148.4 (±36.0) | 136.8 (±41.0) | 134.1 (±35.1) | 134.9 (±35.7) | 131.3 (±24.3) |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 46.2 (±9.7)# | 46.8 (±9.7)* | 39.5 (±5.5)#* | 46.6 (±10.7) | 47.7 (±11.0) | 52.1 (±14.5) |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 148.0 (±84.7) | 148.4 (±63.5) | 138.5 (±59.7) | 115.9 (±61.6) | 115.8 (±68.1) | 114.1 (±68.6) |