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The independent attributes of mean arterial pressure were studied by multivariate regression analyses after combining the subjects in the hypertensive and control groups. Three questionnaires were used: the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-37), a 31-item version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26). Total scores of the TAS-26 were higher (\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.001) in hypertensive men and women than in their normotensive control subjects (75.6\u00b17.8 vs 64.1\u00b19.8 in men and 72.9\u00b17.1 vs 57.5\u00b111.5 in women). There were no differences between the study and control groups in psychological distress symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and hostility, or in anger expression. 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