TABLE 3.

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the hypertensive population and aortic and carotid stiffness parameters in the absence (no) or presence (yes) of cardiovascular risk factors

Risk factors	Prevalence	cfPWV (m/s)		CS (m/s)
	(%)	No	Yes	No	Yes
Male sex	60.8	9.5 ± 2.2	9.3 ± 2.2	7.2 ± 1.5	6.7 ± 1.3*
Type 2 diabetes	22.6	8.9 ± 2.1	10.7 ± 2.2*	6.8 ± 1.4	7.4 ± 1.3*
Obesity	33.1	9.1 ± 2.1	9.8 ± 2.4*	6.9 ± 1.5	7.0 ± 1.2
Dyslipidemia	76.7	8.9 ± 2.1	9.5 ± 2.2	6.9 ± 1.3	7.0 ± 1.4
Metabolic syndrome	54.8	8.7 ± 1.8	9.8 ± 2.3*	6.8 ± 1.4	7.2 ± 1.3*
Current smoking	15.0	9.4 ± 2.2	9.3 ± 2.2	6.9 ± 1.4	6.8 ± 1.4
Family history of CV disease	24.2	9.2 ± 2.0	9.8 ± 2.2*	6.9 ± 1.4	7.0 ± 1.3
Previous CV events	7.3	9.2 ± 2.1	10.7 ± 3.0*	6.9 ± 1.4	7.2 ± 1.8

CV, cardiovascular; cfPWV, carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity; CS, carotid stiffness.

^*P < 0.05 or less versus ‘no.’