Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of 30 patients according to the presence of RAS at angiography

Patients with no stenosis (n = 12)

Patients with stenosis (n = 18)

p

Age (years)

43 ± 15

57 ± 14

0,013*

BMI

25,5 ± 5,2

26,5 ± 3,4

0,528

SP (mmHg)

158 ± 29

162 ± 26

0,738

DP (mmHg)

97 ± 15

96 ± 16

0,900

HR

74 ± 12

74 ± 11

0,866

Cr

1,21 ± 0,51

2,01 ± 1,50

0,088

BMI: corporeal mass index SP: systolic pressure DP: diastolic pressure; HR: heart rate Cr: serum creatinine (normal < 1,50 mg/dl); RAS = renal artery stenosis

Teixeira et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2004 3:3   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-3-3