ADIPOQ and metabolic syndrome: Hypertensive patients with MetS and baPWV values >14 m/sec had higher triglyceride (P < 0.026) and CRP (P = 0.015) levels, and lower HDL-C (P = 0.003) and adiponectin (P < 0.001) levels than hypertensive patients with MetS with baPWV values ≤14 m/sec.