Table 1

Study participant characteristics (N=186)

Age (years), mean (SD)27 (6)
Gender, n (%)
 Female115 (62)
 Male71 (38)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian98 (53)
 Black/African-American32 (17)
 Hispanic/Latino10 (5)
 Asian46 (25)
BMI, kg/m2,* mean (SD)25 (5)
Waist circumference (cm),† mean (SD)83 (12)
Sleep quality score (PSQI),‡ mean (SD)4.8 (3.0)
CRP (mg/L), geometric mean (IQR)1.1 (2.0)
PAI-1 (ng/mL), mean (SD)43 (25)
TNFα (pg/mL), mean (SD)9.3 (2.8)
IL-6 (pg/mL), geometric mean (IQR)1.8 (1.6)
Adiponectin (ug/mL), geometric mean (IQR)8.8 (8.3)
HOMA, geometric mean (IQR)1.2 (0.7)
QUICKI, mean (SD)0.38 (0.03)
MFBF (mL/100 mL tissue/min), mean (SD)27 (9)
FBF increase (%), mean (SD)782 (311)
MFVR (mm Hg/mL/100 mL tissue/min), geometric mean (IQR)3.0 (1.3)
FVR decrease (%), geometric mean (IQR)86 (7)
HR 24 h (bpm), mean (SD)75 (10)
 HR awake (bpm), mean (SD)77 (11)
 HR asleep (bpm), mean (SD)64 (11)
HR office (bpm), mean (SD)69 (11)
HR 24 h variability (bpm), mean (SD)12 (4)
SBP 24 h (mm Hg), mean (SD)117 (9)
 SBP awake (bpm), mean (SD)119 (9)
 SBP asleep (bpm), mean (SD)105 (10)
SBP office (mm Hg), mean (SD)108 (10)
DBP 24 h (mm Hg), mean (SD)72 (6)
 DBP awake (bpm), mean (SD)74 (6)
 DBP asleep (bpm), mean (SD)60 (6)
DBP office (mm Hg), mean (SD)65 (8)
Prehypertensive (office or 24 h BP), n (%)44 (24)
 White coat prehypertension (office only), n (%)18 (10)
 Masked prehypertension (24 h only), n (%)18 (10)
24 h SBP non-dipper, n (%)66 (35)
  • *Data available for 175 participants.

  • †Data available for 171 participants.

  • ‡Data available for 117 participants.

  • BMI, body mass index; CRP, C reactive protein; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HOMA, homoeostatic model assessment; HR, heart rate; IL-6, interleukin-6; MFBF, maximum forearm blood flow; MFVR, minimum forearm vascular resistance; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TNF, tomour necrosis factor.