Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the subjects according to sex. The mean waist circumference was significantly larger in men than in women (p=0.018). Alcohol drinking and smoking were much more prevalent in men (p
Table 2 summarizes the characteristics of subjects divided into a group with MS and a group without MS. Age did not differ significantly between the two groups; however, BMI and waist circumferences were much higher in the group with MS than in the group without MS (p
Multiple logistic regression analysis including smoking, alcohol consumption, sex, and age as confounding factors showed that the association between MHT and MS was significant (odds ratio: 1.99; 95% confidence interval: 1.04– 3.80; p=0.039).
Figure 1 shows the relationship between the self-measured morning SBPs and the outpatient clinic SBPs. Seventy-nine patients (43.6%) demonstrated MHT, and only 48.1% of the patients demonstrated normal SBP both at the clinic and in the morning at home. The number of patients whose clinic and home morning SBPs were both high was 36 (19.9%). Figure 2 shows the relationship between the self-measured morning DBPs and the outpatient clinic DBPs. Forty-eight patients (26.5%) had MHT, and 72.9% of the patients had normal DBP both at the clinic and in the morning at home. The number of patients whose clinic and home morning DBPs were both high was 7 (3.9%).
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