Characteristics including age, sex, systolic BP (SBP), diastolic DP (DBP), BMI, TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, WBC, FPG, fasting insulin, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, smoking, and medical history of hypertension, varied across the three age groups (P<0.05). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is hypertensive disorder.