In the whole population and women, the relationship between the Klotho G-395A SNP and MetS might due to its influence on high blood pressure (OR 0.48, 95 % CI 0.34 to 0.67; OR 0.47, 95 % CI 0.31 to 0.71, respectively) and hypertriglyceridemia (OR 0.66, 95 % CI 0.39 to 0.95; OR 0.54, 95 % CI 0.31 to 0.98, respectively). Here, KL is linked to hypertensive disorder.