Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied groups (N = 90)
HTN (n = 70) | No HTN (n = 20) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Y) | Mean ± SD | 8.8 ± 2.6 | 8.2 ± 2.2 | 0.267* |
Duration of the disease | Mean ± SD | 3.0 ± 2.1 | 2.8 ± 1.9 | 0.782@ |
Gender | Male | 56 (80%) | 19 (95%) | 0.112# |
Female | 14 (20%) | 1 (5%) | ||
Weight (Kg) | Mean ± SD | 21.3 ± 4.4 | 19.9 ± 4.1 | 0.187* |
Weight SDS for age (Percentile) | Mean ± SD | 2.8 ± 3.1 | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 0.182@ |
Z score for weight | Mean ± SD | -2.2 ± 0.6 | -2.2 ± 0.4 | 0.667@ |
Height (cm) | Mean ± SD | 119 ± 9.0 | 116.7 ± 9.2 | 0.325* |
Height SDS for age (Percentile) | Mean ± SD | 5.0 ± 5.3 | 4.2 ± 3.4 | 0.569@ |
Z score for height | Mean ± SD | -2.1 ± 0.9 | -1.9 ± 0.6 | 0.471@ |
Interpretation of Z score for height | Normal | 29 (41.4%) | 9 (45%) | 0.775# |
Short stature | 41 (58.6%) | 11 (55%) | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | Mean ± SD | 14.9 ± 1.2 | 14.4 ± 1.0 | 0.126* |
BMI SDS for age (Percentile) | Mean ± SD | 16.5 ± 11.3 | 12.0 ± 10.9 | 0.121@ |
Z score for BMI | Mean ± SD | -1.2 ± 0.7 | -1.4 ± 0.7 | 0.153@ |
Interpretation of Z score for BMI | Underweight | 12 (17.1%) | 9 (45%) | 0.029# |
Healthy weight | 56 (80%) | 11 (55%) | ||
Overweight | 2 (2.9%) | 0 | ||
NS type | SDNS | 34 (48.6%) | 11 (55%) | 0.612# |
SRNS | 36 (51.4%) | 9 (45%) |