Distinct Features of Gut Microbiota in High-Altitude Tibetan and Middle-Altitude Han Hypertensive Patients
Table 2
Baseline clinical characteristics of participants among subgroups of HIs.
Baseline clinical characteristics
LHN (n = 35)
MHN (n = 35)
HTN (n = 34)
value
Age (years)
52.1 ± 6.9
51.9 ± 7.6
53.2 ± 9.3
0.778
Sex (male/female)
21/14
15/20
18/16
0.353
Smoking, n (%)
14 (42.11)
14 (40.00)
18 (52.94)
0.460
BMI (kg/m2)
23.64 ± 1.12
23.48 ± 1.13
24.00 ± 1.00
0.137
SBP (mmHg)
118.9 ± 3.2
118.0 ± 4.1
119.2 ± 3.8
0.386
DBP (mmHg)
79.1 ± 2.8
78.6 ± 3.6
76.7 ± 6.4
0.063
TC (mmol/L)
4.18 ± 0.55
4.35 ± 1.13
4.26 ± 1.02
0.755
TG (mmol/L)
1.08 ± 0.17
1.11 ± 0.13
1.05 ± 0.14
0.183
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.10 ± 0.15
1.12 ± 0.29
1.02 ± 0.22
0.140
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.54 ± 0.90
2.67 ± 0.87
2.83 ± 0.93
0.392
Abbreviations: LHN, the Han HIs from low-altitude (Wuhan: 13 m); MHN, the Han HIs living at middle-altitude (Xining: 2260 m); HTN, the Tibetan HIs residing at high-altitude (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: 3600–4500 m); statistical parameters and the other abbreviations as in Table 1.
