Variables | Aortic coarctation (19 patients) | Controls (38 patients) | RA (38 patients) |
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Clinical | |||
Age (years) | 33 ± 12 | 35 ± 14 | 37 ± 6 |
Female gender (%) | 37 | 32 | 48 |
Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 4.0 | 26.8 ± 4.4 | 24.2 ± 4.2 |
Obesity (%) | 11 | 17 | 9 |
Hypertension (%) | 58 | 65 | 41 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Active smoker (%) | 21 | 12 | 28 |
Diabetes (%) | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127 ± 17 | 131 ± 19 | 125 ± 16 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77 ± 9 | 83 ± 10 | 82 ± 10 |
Heart rate (beats/minute) | 68 ± 12 | 71 ± 14 | 76 ± 10 |
Laboratory | |||
Glycemia (mg/dl) | 93 ± 9 | 98 ± 10 | 93 ± 9 |
Hemoglobin (gr/dl) | 13.8 ± 1.6 | 14.6 ± 1.7 | 14.0 ± 1.2 |
GFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 105 ± 26 | 103 ± 20 | 108 ± 26 |
Pharmacological treatment | |||
Betablockers (%) | 32 | 22 | 8 # § |
ACEi / ARB (%) | 32 | 52 | 12 # § |
Diuretics (%) | 16 | 30 | 3 # § |
Calcium antagonists (%) | 11 | 35 | 3 # § |
Anti-platelets agents (%) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Statins (%) | 0 | 1 | 1 |