Relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the development of hypertension in the Hong Kong cardiovascular risk factor prevalence study-2 (CRISPS2)

Abstract

Background: The metabolic syndrome is a predictor of diabetes and coronary events. We hypothesized that it also predicts hypertension. Methods: A total of 1,944 subjects (901 men and 1,043 women; age 46 ± 12 years) from the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Survey were recruited in 1995-1996 and restudied in 2000-2004. The prevalence of hypertension and factors predicting its development were determined. Results: In 2000-2004, hypertension was found in 23.2% of the men and 17.2% of the women. Of the 1,602 subjects who were normotensive at baseline, 258 subjects developed hypertension after a median interval of 6.4 years. According to the National Cholesterol Education Program (..