Table 3.

Mean age, metabolic parameters and BMI by BP groups and sex

Variable	Normotensive (n = 71)			Prehypertensive (n = 177)			Hypertensive (n = 79)
	Males (n = 23)	Females (n = 48)		Males (n = 76)	Females (n = 101)		Males (n = 43)	Females (n = 36)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p
Age (years)	32.3 ± 10.3	33.5 ± 9.7	0.634	30.9 ± 10.2	34.9 ± 11.3	0.018	38.3 ± 15.1	43.5 ± 14.0	0.123
FPG (mmol/L)	5.8 ± 0.3	5.8 ± 0.4	0.402	5.9 ± 0.4	5.8 ± 0.4	0.321	6.0 ± 0.4	6.0 ± 0.4	0.464
IGT (mmol/L)	5.9 ± 1.5	7.1 ± 1.7	0.005	6.6 ± 1.7	7.7 ± 1.7	<0.001	6.9 ± 1.9	7.9 ± 1.6	0.011
TC (mmol/L)	4.6 ± 0.9	4.9 ± 0.9	0.248	5.0 ± 0.9	5.0 ± 1.1	0.951	5.1 ± 1.2	5.4 ± 1.2	0.213
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.1 ± 0.8	3.3 ± 0.8	0.400	3.4 ± 0.8	3.4 ± 1.0	0.835	3.5 ± 1.1	3.8 ± 1.0	0.183
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.1 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.3	0.005	1.1 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	<0.001	1.2 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.3	0.878
TG (mmol/L)	0.8 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.5	0.101	1.1 ± 0.8	0.7 ± 0.5	<0.001	0.9 ± 0.6	1.0 ± 0.6	0.633
BMI, (kg/m2)	25.5 ± 3.9	25.0 ± 4.9	0.703	26.2 ± 4.9	28.7 ± 6.2	0.004	26.4 ± 4.8	29.4 ± 6.6	0.022
WHR	0.91 ± 0.07	0.86 ± 0.10	0.049	0.90 ± 0.08	0.88 ± 0.08	0.133	0.92 ± 0.07	0.92 ± 0.09	0.835