The Effect of Hypertension Duration and the Age of Onset on CV Risk Factors Expression in Perimenopausal Women

Figure 1

Proportions of women with and without metabolic syndrome according to categories of hypertension duration (<5 years, N = 31; 5–10 years, N = 116; >10 years, N = 55). It indicates that the proportion of women with metabolic syndrome, compared to those without, increases in parallel with increased hypertension duration. The differences are statistically significant ().