General characteristics of the study population according to HTN and non-HTN
| Variables | HTN | |||||||||
| Total (n=396) | Yes (n=200) | No (n=196) | P value | |||||||
| Age (years) | 64.44±8.46 | 65.63±8.53 | 63.23±8.23 | 0.005 | ||||||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 129.61±16.70 | 138.51±15.92 | 120.53±11.92 | <0.001 | ||||||
| DBP (mm Hg) | 77.10±11.28 | 81.24±11.74 | 72.88±9.04 | <0.001 | ||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.55±3.50 | 25.35±3.83 | 23.73±2.92 | <0.001 | ||||||
| BF percentage (%) | 29.98±8.41 | 30.92±8.46 | 29.02±8.27 | 0.025 | ||||||
| WC (cm) | 85.12±9.66 | 87.52±10.31 | 82.67±8.28 | <0.001 | ||||||
| ALT (U/L) | 22.67±13.00 | 22.81±12.66 | 22.53±13.38 | 0.834 | ||||||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.77±0.43 | 0.82±0.42 | 0.72±0.43 | 0.019 | ||||||
| FPG (mg/dL) | 96.31±25.84 | 100.18±29.85 | 92.36±20.29 | 0.002 | ||||||
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 54.29±13.81 | 52.13±13.91 | 56.49±13.39 | 0.002 | ||||||
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 118.54±32.19 | 115.05±30.87 | 122.11±33.18 | 0.029 | ||||||
| TC (mg/dL) | 197.30±35.80 | 194.29±35.16 | 200.37±36.28 | 0.091 | ||||||
| TGs (mg/dL) | 122.68±66.00 | 136.02±74.02 | 109.08± | 53.52 | <0.001 | |||||
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.75±1.40 | 5.94±1.47 | 5.56± | 1.31 | 0.007 | |||||
| Men, n (%) | 140 | (35.35%) | 76 | (38.00%) | 64 | (32.65%) | 0.266 | |||
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 75 | (18.94%) | 36 | (18.00%) | 39 | (19.90%) | 0.630 | |||
| Current smoking, n (%) | 43 | (10.86%) | 24 | (12.00%) | 19 | (9.69%) | 0.461 | |||
| Regular exercise, n (%) | 325 | (82.07%) | 160 | (80.00%) | 165 | (84.18%) | 0.278 | |||
| Education years, n (%) | 0.294 | |||||||||
| ≦6 | 205 | (51.77%) | 111 | (55.50%) | 94 | (47.96%) | ||||
| 7~12 | 157 | (39.65%) | 72 | (36.00%) | 85 | (43.37%) | ||||
| >12 | 34 | (8.59%) | 17 | (8.50%) | 17 | (8.67%) | ||||
| Current single, n (%) | 74 | (18.69%) | 49 | (24.50%) | 25 | (12.76%) | 0.003 | |||
| Metabolic syndrome, n (%) | 143 | (36.11%) | 108 | (54.00%) | 35 | (17.86%) | <0.001 | |||
| DM, n (%) | 79 | (19.95%) | 51 | (25.50%) | 28 | (14.29%) | 0.005 | |||
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 260 | (65.66%) | 137 | (68.50%) | 123 | (62.76%) | 0.229 | |||
Clinical characteristics are expressed as the mean±SD for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. P values were derived from independent t-tests for continuous variables and χ2 tests for categorical variables.
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BF, body fat; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HTN, hypertension; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.