Table 1. General characteristics of the population.
| Variable | Ow/Ob hypertensives(n = 380) | No MetS(n = 133) | MetS(n = 247) | p |
| Sex (M/F) | 251/129 | 85/48 | 166/81 | .52 |
| Age (yrs) | 52.4±9.1 | 52.1 (0.8) | 52.9 (0.6) | .42 |
| Hypertension diagnosis (yrs) | 5.4±7.1 | 5.7 (0.7) | 5.5 (0.7) | .82 |
| Anti-hypertensive therapy (%) † | 88.7 | 88.7 | 88.6 | .93 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) † | 77.1 | 63.1 | 84.6 | <.001 |
| Diabetes (%) † | 23.9 | 0.9 | 32.0 | <.001 |
| Lipid-lowering therapy (%) † | 15.8 | 0.0 | 24.3 | <.001 |
| Hypoglycemic therapy (%) † | 9.7 | 2.2 | 13.8 | <.001 |
| Smoking habit (%) † | 52.1 | 48.1 | 54.2 | .25 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.97±5.41 | 30.9 (0.5) | 33.3 (0.4) | <.001 |
| Waist (cm) | 107.82±13.36 | 102.9 (1.2) | 109.6 (1.1) | .001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 150.24±19.46 | 145.6 (1.7) | 152.2 (1.3) | .002 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 90.92±12.63 | 89.1 (1.1) | 91.5 (0.8) | .08 |
| MBP (mmHg) | 110.69±13.08 | 137.6 (1.5) | 142.3 (1.1) | .014 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 106.98±35.85 | 98.1 (3.1) | 126.6 (2.3) | .007 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 205.80±47.10 | 204.1 (4.3) | 207.2 (3.7) | .59 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 43.93±11.23 | 51.0 (0.9) | 42.6 (0.8) | <.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 173.86±146.93 | 110.9 (12.5) | 212.0 (10.9) | <.001 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 127.07±39.73 | 131.2 (3.6) | 122.2 (3.1) | .06 |
| GFR (ml/min) | 103.63±30.45 | 97.9 (2.6) | 105.4 (1.9) | .023 |
| ACR (mg/g creat) | 57.60±203.09 | 17.2 (26.7) | 67.2 (19.7) | .035 |
| TIS | 1.49±1.05 | 1.45 (0.10) | 1.56 (0.07) | .36 |
Results of analysis of variance (ANOVA);
†
results of χ2 test. Data are mean ± SD or absolute numbers. Data, adjusted for age and sex, are expressed as mean (standard error). Fasting glucose is adjusted for age, sex and hypoglycemic therapy. Total cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides and LDL are adjusted for age, sex and lipid-lowering therapy.