Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between unilateral and bilateral PA

Age (y)

48.99 ± 9.96

48.72 ± 10.00

49.39 ± 9.89

0.445

Sex [male (%)]

286(53.86)

175(55.73)

111(51.15)

0.298

BMI (kg/m²)

25.67 ± 3.44

25.65 ± 3.42

25.69 ± 3.49

0.887

Diabetes [n (%)]

53(9.98)

34(10.83)

19(8.76)

0.434

SBP (mm Hg)

155.88 ± 20.25

157.68 ± 20.72

153.27 ± 19.32

0.014

DBP (mm Hg)

94.84 ± 14.60

95.75 ± 14.54

93.53 ± 14.63

0.084

Duration of hypertension (y)

4(0.5,10)

5(1,10)

3(0.1,8.5)

0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.70 ± 1.02

4.66 ± 1.00

4.77 ± 1.06

0.239

TG (mmol/L)

1.48(1.04,2.13)

1.48(1.00,2.16)

1.48(1.07,2.15)

0.741

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.15 ± 0.34

1.16 ± 0.34

1.14 ± 0.32

0.638

LDL-c (mmol/L)

2.71 ± 0.84

2.68 ± 0.80

2.74 ± 0.89

0.413

Hcy (mmol/L)

11.88(9.53,14.22)

11.98(9.67,14.33)

11.70(9.36,14.09)

0.340

FBG (mmol/L)

5.34 ± 1.32

5.36 ± 1.25

5.31 ± 1.43

0.626

HbA1c (%)

5.54 ± 0.69

5.54 ± 0.70

5.54 ± 0.68

0.969

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)

98.22 ± 22.40

99.17 ± 23.85

96.84 ± 20.09

0.224

Cr (μmol/L)

72.94 ± 17.80

72.85 ± 17.68

73.06 ± 18.02

0.898

UA (μmol/L)

357.10 ± 90.79

355.53 ± 89.39

359.37 ± 92.94

0.633

Serum potassium (mmol/L)

3.55 ± 0.50

3.41 ± 0.51

3.75 ± 0.41

< 0.001

Serum sodium (mmol/L)

141.37 ± 2.28

141.60 ± 2.24

141.02 ± 2.29

0.004