Table 2 Blood pressure ranges and relative BNP values among men and women. Values are presented as median [IQR: 25th − 75th percentile]
Blood pressure (class) | Men (n = 25) | BNP (ng/mL) | Women (n = 89) | BNP (ng/mL) | p-value* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | range | n | range | |||||||||
Normal | 4 | S | 116 [112.75-118.25] | 0.161 [0.117–0.536] | 20 | S | 113 [107.5–117] | 0.153 [0.091–0.327] | 0.536 | |||
D | 79 [76.75–80.5] | D | 75 [71–82] | |||||||||
Prehypertension | 13 | S | 131 [127–135] | 0.265 [0.085–0.434] | 45 | S | 132 [126–136] | 0.119 [0.052–0.211] | 0.177 | |||
D | 85 [80–89] | D | 86 [82-91.25] | |||||||||
Hypertension | 8 | S | 147.5 [146.25-156.75] | 0.342 [0.119–0.578] | 24 | S | 157 [151.25-162.75] | 0.166 [0.082–0.348] | 0.386 | |||
D | 95.5 [92.25–99.75] | D | 94 [89.75–100] | |||||||||