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The prognostic significance, interdependence, and hierarchy of cardiovascular risk factors could evolve with advancing age. Our study reports on the interdependence among blood pressure (BP), other metabolic syndrome components, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein according to age in hypertensive subjects. A total of 5,712 nondiabetic patients (50.1% men, age range 40 to 95 years) evaluated in...