Subclinical organ damage in essential hypertensive patients with the metabolic syndrome - 06/2005

Metabolic syndrome is associated with early signs of organ damage in nondiabetic, hypertensive patients

Among 354 untreated, nondiabetic patients with primary hypertension, a modified ATP III definition, with body mass index replacing waist circumference, yielded a 25% prevalence of the metabolic syndrome. After adjusting for age, gender and duration of hypertension, the presence of the metabolic syndrome was associated with a twofold greater risk for microalbuminuria (P=0.04), left ventricular hypertrophy (P=0.003) and increased carotid intima-media thickness (P<0.05).

Themes : Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension

Author(s) :
Leoncini G, Ratto E, Viazzi F, Vaccaro V, Parodi D, Parodi A, Falqui V, Tomolillo C, Deferrari G, Pontremoli R.

Reference :
J Intern Med 2005;257:454-60

Pubmed reference :
PMID: 15836662