Table 2.
Circulating humoral factors.
| Normal Na+ | Low Na+ | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norepinephrine (pg/ml) | 271±17 | 336±46 | 0.16 |
| ET-1 (pg/ml) | 6.2±0.4 | 6.9±0.4 | 0.26 |
| Oxidized LDL (U/L) | 56.1±3.0 | 63.9±6.2 | 0.25 |
| Total antioxidant status (mmol/l) | 1.40±0.09 | 1.18±0.08 | 0.24 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 0.76±0.06 | 0.84±0.22 | 0.68 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 1.8±0.4 | 1.3±0.1 | 0.23 |
| TNF-α(pg/ml) | 1.7±0.2 | 1.4±0.1 | 0.24 |
Data are mean ± S.E. ET-1, endothelin-1; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-alpha, tumor necrosis factor-α.