Association of the level of heteroplasmy of the 15059G>A mutation in the MT-CYB mitochondrial gene with essential hypertension

Table 3 Antropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics of coronary heart disease patients from the 1^st and 2^nd quartiles of distribution of 15059G>A heteroplasmy level n (%)

Characteristics	15059G>A heteroplasmy level1		P value
	Quartile 1 (n = 11)	Quartile 4 (n = 10)
Age, yr	63.2 ± 7.0	72.9 ± 8.7	0.011
BMI, kg/m2	27.2 ± 6.2	26.1 ± 5.9	0.69
SBP, mmHg	129 ± 22	153 ± 22	0.03
DBP, mmHg	80 ± 12	85 ± 13	0.32
Cholesterol, mg/dL	224 ± 54	236 ± 49	0.59
TG, mg/dL	130 ± 77	121 ± 56	0.78
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	62 ± 15	69 ± 15	0.39
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	136 ± 47	143 ± 42	0.69
EH	7 (64)	7 (70)	0.86
LVH	4 (36)	4 (40)	0.68

¹Data are mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; EH: Essential hypertension; LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High density lipoproteins; LDL: Low density lipoproteins.