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. 2012 Apr 18;2012:109830. doi: 10.1155/2012/109830

Table 1.

Comparison of clinical characteristics between essential hypertensives with and without metabolic syndrome.

Variables Metabolic syndrome P value
(−) (+)
Number 102 54
Age (years) 55 ± 12 55 ± 12 0.935
Sex (men/women) 56/46 34/20 0.332
Menopause in female patients 30 (65) 16 (80) 0.229
Body mass index (kg/m2) 23.5 ± 3.7 27.7 ± 2.9 <0.001
Waist circumference (cm) 81 ± 8 89 ± 11 <0.001
Family history of hypertension 64 (63) 34 (63) 0.979
Current smoker 13 (13) 11 (20) 0.209
Impaired glucose tolerance 3 (3) 29 (54) <0.001
Dyslipidemia 5 (5) 30 (56) <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 153 ± 20 160 ± 21 0.051
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 93 ± 14 97 ± 15 0.101
Pulse rate (beats/minutes) 72 ± 13 70 ± 10 0.311

Values are mean ± SD or number (%) of patients. Impaired glucose tolerance was defined as fasting blood glucose ≥ 110 mg/dL, and dyslipidemia as plasma triglyceride ≥ 150 mg/dL and/or HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL.