Blood Rheology and Platelet Function in Untreated Early-Stage Essential Hypertensives Complicated with Metabolic Syndrome

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/m^2)	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.