Key result
Serum leptin was a significant independent predictor of high arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients (aOR 1.037; 95% CI 1.007-1.067; P=0.014).
Why the study?
Is serum leptin level an independent predictor of high arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients?
Population
101 hypertensive (HTN) patients
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Leptin-arterial stiffness link in HTN is hypothesis-generating; prospective studies needed before any clinical role.
Observational (n=101)
Is serum leptin level an independent predictor of high arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients?
Odds Ratio: 1.037 (95% CI 1.007–1.067)
p-value: p=0.014
Serum leptin levels, along with diabetes and elevated CRP, are independent predictors of central arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients.
Tsai et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=101). Serum leptin was evaluated on High arterial stiffness (cfPWV > 10 m/s) (aOR 1.037, 95% CI 1.007-1.067, p=0.014). Serum leptin was a significant independent predictor of high arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients (aOR 1.037; 95% CI 1.007-1.067; P=0.014).
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