<International Circulation>: Some researchers think there are few hypertensive patients who have no other cardiovascular risk factors. What do you think about this point?

   《国际循环》：有些研究者认为高血压患者很少不存在其他心血管危险因素，您如何看待这一问题？


　　prof  Papademetriou: This is true primarily for the older patients. Usually they have high cholesterol， many of them have diabetes， and most of them are obese and lead sedentary lifestyles. Hypertensive patients in general tend to have a lot of other risk factors， but occasionally， I would say in about 20-30% of the younger hypertensives， you may not be able to pinpoint other risk factors， but for the majority you can. This is not only an age factor; it is part of what we call the metabolic syndrome. Those patients who have hypertension have other concurrent factors related to the metabolic syndrome and these things come together as a package.

      Papademetriou教授：对于老年人来说就是这样。他们通常都有高胆固醇血症，大部分人有糖尿病、肥胖或久坐的生活方式。高血压患者一般会合并很多其他危险因素，但也有特殊的情况，比如20-30%的青年高血压患者你是找不到其他危险因素的。年龄不是惟一的影响因素，还有一部分因素来自代谢综合征。高血压患者常常合并与代谢综合征有关的其他危险因素，这些因素经常同时出现。