title: The metabolic syndrome as a prohypertensive state.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicine Interna, Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, Cattedra di Medicina Interna, European Society of Hypertension Excellence Centre, Università di Palermo, Italy. guisemme@unipa.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mulé
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerasola
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids