Association of IL-6 Polymorphism -174G/C and Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients
Table 1
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of MetS+ and MetS− populations.
Total Population
MetS+
MetS−
314
298
Age (years)
57.3 ± 10.1
57.8 ± 9.4
56.6 ± 10
NS
Gender (% men)
34.2
38.1
30.7
<0.05
BMI
29.4 ± 5.2
31.4 ± 4.9
27.2 ± 4.7
<0.01
SBP (mmhg)
136.2 ± 19.7
138.3 ± 18.5
133.9 ± 20.6
<0.01
DBP (mmhg)
84.7 ± 11.5
85.7 ± 11.2
83.7 ± 11.1
<0.05
Waist (cm)
95.9 ± 12.2
101.1 ± 10.5
90.3 ± 11.5
<0.01
Glu (mg/dL)
103.3 ± 42.9
115.1 ± 45.6
90.3 ± 35.4
<0.05
Chol (mg/dL)
211.2 ± 41.2
213.1 ± 44.2
209.1 ± 37.6
NS
LDL-C (mg/dL)
123.6 ± 35.8
124.5 ± 37.0
122.7 ± 34.4
NS
HDL-C (mg/dL)
57.4 ± 15.6
52.3 ± 13.1
63.0 ± 16.2
<0.01
VLDL-C (mg/dL)
28.3 ± 13.1
33.7 ± 13.2
22.7 ± 10.6
<0.01
TG (mg/dL)
152.9 ± 95.0
186.6 ± 107.4
115.6 ± 60.0
<0.05
GFR (mL/min)
79.2 ± 24.9
83.6 ± 25.9
74.4 ± 28.8
<0.01
Total leukocytes (mm3)
6250 ± 1887
6520 ± 1828
5953 ± 1910
<0.01
CRP (mg/dL)
0.57 ± 0.69
0.68 ± 0.73
0.44 ± 0.62
<0.01
APO-A (mg/dL)
141.9 ± 25.4
136.1 ± 23.3
146.1 ± 26.2
<0.01
BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; Glu: glucose; Chol: Total cholesterol; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; APO-A: Apolipoprotein A. MetS+ versus MetS−.
