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Table 3 Correlations between baseline characteristics and supine renin activity

From: High plasma renin activity associates with obesity-related diabetes and arterial hypertension, and predicts persistent hypertension after bariatric surgery

 

N

Rho

p

Age (yr)

225

0.14707

0.0274

FPG (mg/dl)

219

0.39719

< 0.0001

1hPG (mg/dl)

217

0.32632

< 0.0001

2hPG (mg/dl)

216

0.29338

< 0.0001

HOMA-IR

217

0.20082

0.0032

HbA1c (%)

217

0.37418

< 0.0001

Leptin (ng/ml)

50

0.29842

0.0353

Ferritin (ng/ml)

218

0.25217

0.0004

Calcium (mmol/L)

192

0.21115

0.0033

Sodium (mmol/l)

225

− 0.21633

0.0011

Upright PRA (ng/ml/h)

224

0.89527

< 0.0001

Supine ALD (ng/dl)

216

0.23005

0.0007

Upright ALD (ng/dl)

216

0.26412

< 0.0001

Upright ALD/PRA

215

− 0.23321

0.0006

Uric acid (mg/dl)

218

0.17363

0.0102

Hypoglycemic therapya

190

0.19768

0.0063

  1. Only significant correlations are shown
  2. FPG fasting plasma glucose, 1hPG 1-hour plasma glucose, 2hPG 2-hour plasma glucose, PRA plasma renin activity, ALD aldosterone
  3. aPills per day