Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for continuous Metabolic Syndrome traits grouped by gender (pooled data). Traits were compared between hypertensive (HTN) patients and control individuals by using the Student’s t-test, assuming unequal variances, α = 0.05.

Gender	Trait	Controls			HTN			t-Score	p-Value
		n	Mean	Std Dev	n	Mean	Std Dev
F	Age	741	49.08	13.58	297	54.27	13.49	5.59	<0.0001
	BMI	739	27.50	7.02	298	28.16	6.16	1.49	0.1347
	SBP	741	119.91	11.25	282	151.71	15.35	31.69	<0.0001
	DBP	741	76.30	7.82	282	90.96	9.99	22.17	<0.0001
	HDL	595	53.46	12.57	240	51.12	11.17	−2.62	0.0088
	LDL	502	125.22	32.93	195	132.44	39.38	2.27	0.0239
	AC	740	103.70	36.22	298	112.78	44.25	3.14	0.0018
	PC	46	141.32	58.68	19	238.42	95.95	4.10	0.0004
	TCHO	736	201.84	36.45	293	208.85	41.86	2.50	0.0124
	TG	740	124.48	89.62	297	141.47	84.50	2.87	0.0042
M	Age	482	48.72	15.18	323	49.52	15.32	0.73	0.4649
	BMI	482	26.53	6.22	324	29.29	8.01	5.22	<0.0001
	SBP	482	121.74	10.55	312	149.04	15.37	27.45	<0.0001
	DBP	482	77.96	7.48	312	93.86	10.42	23.32	<0.0001
	HDL	416	44.78	15.61	263	43.80	9.58	−1.01	0.3098
	LDL	370	122.41	33.22	227	127.73	34.91	1.84	0.0663
	AC	482	104.34	36.80	325	111.42	47.02	2.28	0.0228
	PC	72	145.55	70.60	19	204.63	96.53	2.49	0.0200
	TCHO	477	192.75	36.57	322	196.52	37.51	1.40	0.1598
	TG	481	152.16	183.241	324	175.50	154.408	1.94	0.0516

Summary of statistically significant mean differences between HTN patients and controls for continuous traits (blue or orange cells).

+ sign: mean higher in patients

— sign: mean lower in patients.