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

Table 5 Comparison of antropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics of study participants from “low heteroplasmy” and “high heteroplasmy” groups n (%)

Characteristics	15059G>A heteroplasmy level1		P value
	Low (n = 99)	High (n = 97)
Age, yr	60.2 ± 8.4	68.6 ± 8.4	< 0.001
BMI, kg/m2	26.3 ± 4.1	27.0 ± 5.0	0.52
SBP, mmHg	133 ± 16	142 ± 18	0.024
DBP, mmHg	82 ± 11	84 ± 11	0.39
Cholesterol, mg/dL	232 ± 48	241 ± 48	0.27
TG, mg/dL	118 ± 56	135 ± 62	0.065
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	67 ± 14	66 ± 15	0.92
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	141 ± 42	148 ± 44	0.49
EH	51 (52)	69 (71)	0.033
LVH	20 (20)	33 (34)	0.1

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.