Parameters (N = 102)

OHT (N = 48)

NBP (N = 54)

P value

Sex (male), n (%)

20 (42)

18 (33)

0.4

Family history of CAD n (%)

7 (15)

15 (28)

0.08

Smoking, n (%)

11 (23)

21 (39)

0.07

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)^*

18 (38)

27 (50)

0.2

Age (years ± SD)

52 ± 8

50 ± 10

0.06

Hemoglobin (gr/dl)

13.7 ± 1.4

12.7 ± 1.5

0.7

Glucose (mg/dl)

103 ± 93

101 ± 89

0.5

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3

0.144

Sodium

139 ± 4

139 ± 4

0.811

Potassium

4 ± 0.4

4 ± 0.5

0.758

cf-pulse wave velocity (ms^-1)

9.0 ± 1.7

7.9 ± 1.8

0.002

Systolic Blood Pressure

151 ± 14

118 ± 10

0.001

Diastolic Blood Pressure

95 ± 11

74 ± 9

0.001

Body mass index

31 ± 5

30 ± 5

0.5

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

189 ± 43

191 ± 46

0.4

LDL (mg/dl)

128 ± 27

131 ± 30

0.6

HDL (mg/dl)

41 ± 3

40 ± 3

0.8

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

189 ± 43

191 ± 46

0.4

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

175 ± 36

179 ± 38

0.6