Relationships between high-sensitive C-reactive protein and markers of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients. Differences by sex

Table 2 Correlation of arterial stiffness measurement and high-sensitive C-reactive protein

Variable	Overall (n = 258)	Males (n = 153)	Females (n = 105)
Office BP (mmHg)
SBP	0.048	0.038	0.054
DBP	0.040	0.045	0.031
Pulse pressure	0.026	−0.004	0.060
Heart rate	0.186**	0.206*	0.189
ABPM 24 hours (mmHg)
SBP	0.126*	0.196*	0.023
DBP	0.055	0.161*	−0.125
Pulse pressure	0.115	0.100	0.145
Heart rate	0.246**	0.306**	0.144
Home BP (mmHg)
SBP	0.185**	0.212**	0.138
DBP	0.137*	0.188*	0.047
PP	0.134*	0.123	0.142
Heart rate	0.189**	0.200*	0.196
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	−0.004	0.044	−0.060
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.063	0.094	0.031
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	−0.198**	−0.138	−0.282**
No HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.063	0.083	0.034
Atherogenic Index	0.171**	0.141	0.211*
Ln Cardiovascular risk DAgostino	0.188**	0.238**	0.086
Waist circumference (cm)	0.235**	0.215**	0.275**
Maximum IMT (mm)	0.194**	0.290**	0.011
Mean IMT (mm)	0.174**	0.261**	0.010
PWV (m/sec)	0.280**	0.250**	0.319**
CAIx	−0.048	0.067	−0.222*
PAIx	0.068	0.166*	−0.058
AASI	0.067	−0.027	0.215*
AASI-BPVR	−0.012	0.012	−0.049
Awake-AASI	0.057	−0.034	0.198
Sleep-AASI	0.093	0.005	0.240*
HASI	−0.013	−0.044	0.057
HASI-BPVR	−0.049	−0.059	0.004

BP: blood pressure; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; AMBP: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; IMT: Intima Media Thickness; PWV: pulse wave velocity; CAIx: Central augmentation index; PAIx: Peripheral augmentation index, AASI: Ambulatory arterial stiffness index, BPVR: Blood pressure variability ratio; HASI: Home arterial stiffness index.

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