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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical parameter of the controls and cases

From: CLOCK gene 3’UTR and exon 9 polymorphisms show a strong association with essential hypertension in a North Indian population

Characteristics

Controls (n = 505)

Cases (n = 405)

P value

Age (Yrs)

BMI

52.17 ± 13.6

24.34 ± 3.6

55.78 ± 12.6

24.60 ± 4.4

0.001

0.34

Gender

Female (n = 224)

Male (n = 281)

Female (n = 165)

Male (n = 240)

0.27

SBP

DBP

115.64 ± 8.5

73.04 ± 7.3

157.13 ± 9.9

89.17 ± 8.9

<0.0001

<0.0001

  1. BMI, Body Mass Index; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure, SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; Yrs, Years. Unpaired t-test was performed to calculate the probability (p) values