Hypertension is the most common component of metabolic syndrome and the greatest contributor to carotid arteriosclerosis in apparently healthy Japanese individuals - 09/2005

In 8144 Japanese adults who underwent general health screening, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (diagnosed by modified-ATP III criteria including a body mass index > 25 kg/m2) was 19% in men and 7% in women. Hypertension was present in 85% of men and 87% of women with the metabolic syndrome. Multivariate analysis showed that, among the syndrome components, hypertension possessed the greatest odds ratio (1.43, 95% CI 1.27-1.60) for carotid plaque.

Themes : Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension

Author(s) :
Ishizaka N, Ishizaka Y, Toda E, Hashimoto H, Nagai R, Yamakado M.

Reference :
Hypertens Res. 2005 Jan;28(1):27-34.

Pubmed reference :
PMID: 15969252