Fig. 4From: Obesity and hypertensive heart disease: focus on body composition and sex differencesPrevalence of single components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), according to the NCEP-ATPIII definition, in the participants in the HyprGEN study (from Ref. 47). Columns represents the prevalence in the sub-population without MetS (white) or with present MetS (grey) or with diagnosis of MetS, partially controlled by treatment of single components. Prevalence of all risk factors is significantly reduced in the managed MetS sub-group (0.05 < p < 0.0001), except central fat. LV hypertrophy is not influenced by the control of those risk factors, including hypertensionBack to article page