Table 2

Aldosterone and active renin levels in patients and controls

Patients
(n=12)		Controls
(n=9)
Morning active renin (μU/ml)16.2 (3.9)20.9 (11.7)
Morning aldosterone (pg/ml)80.3 (43.2)112.7 (51.3)
Basal 1600 hour aldosterone (pg/ml)94.1 (45.4)111.7 (55.1)
Aldosterone 30 minutes after metoclopramide (pg/ml)254.4 (109.1)2-150 195.2 (65.5)2-150
Aldosterone 60 minutes after metoclopramide (pg/ml)234.7 (110.6)2-150 148.4 (61.6)2-150
Incremental aldosterone response 30 minutes after metoclopramide (pg/ml)160.2 (68.8)2-151 83.6 (35.2)
Incremental aldosterone response 60 minutes after metoclopramide (pg/ml)140.5 (80.3)2-151 36.8 (39.1)

  • Data are mean (SD).

  • ↵2-150 p<0.001 compared with corresponding 1600 hour basal values (Student’s t test for paired data).

  • ↵2-151 p<0.01 compared with values in control subjects (Student’st test for unpaired data).