Table 1.
Demographic, hemodynamic and anthropometric (clinical and bioimpedance) data (means±sd) in metabolic syndrome patients without blood pressure criterion (metabolic syndrome - blood pressure) or with blood pressure (metabolic syndrome + blood pressure).
| Variables | MetS-BP (n = 45) | MetS+BP (n = 30) | p-value |
| Age (years) | 38±11 | 45±9 | 0.061 |
| Sex (F/M) | 34/11 | 19/11 | 0.843 |
| Caucasians, n (%) | 32 (71%) | 20 (67%) | 0.789 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 121±10 | 144±18 | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 76±8 | 90±13 | <0.0001 |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 72±9 | 77±12 | 0.081 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.2±4.0 | 32.5±4.0 | 0.767 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 108±10 (men)/100±11 (women) | 111±12 (men)/101±11 (women) | 0.6 (men) 0.7 (women) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.93±0.06 | 0.95±0.08 | 0.265 |
| Fat (%) | 32±6 | 32±7 | 0.817 |
| Fat mass (BIA), % | 28±7 | 28±9 | 0.878 |
| Lean mass (BIA), % | 59±10 | 60±13 | 0.534 |
| BMR (BIA), kcal | 1,829±328 | 1,842±398 | 0.743 |
| TBW (BIA), % | 43±8 | 44±10 | 0.73 |
BMR = basal metabolic rate; TBW = Total body water.