Association of the level of heteroplasmy of the 15059G>A mutation in the MT-CYB mitochondrial gene with essential hypertension

Table 4 Antropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics of CHD-free study participants from the 1^st and 2^nd quartiles of distribution of 15059G>A heteroplasmy level n (%)

Characteristics	15059G>A heteroplasmy level1		P value
	Quartile 1 (n = 38)	Quartile 4 (n = 37)
Age, yr	59.4 ± 7.2	64.7 ± 8.8	0.005
BMI, kg/m2	26.0 ± 4.0	27.4 ± 5.3	0.2
SBP, mmHg	132 ± 14	141 ± 21	0.17
DBP, mmHg	84 ± 11	84 ± 10	0.99
Cholesterol, mg/dL	231 ± 41	246 ± 47	0.14
TG, mg/dL	106 ± 46	147 ± 61	0.003
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	67 ± 14	67 ± 18	0.99
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	143 ± 37	150 ± 42	0.44
EH	15 (39)	23 (62)	0.19
LVH	10 (26)	10 (27)	0.98

¹Data are mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; EH: Essential hypertension; LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High density lipoproteins; LDL: Low density lipoproteins.