title: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and total antioxidant status in patients with essential arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess low-grade, systemic inflammation and antioxidant status as additional factors contributing to pathophysiology of essential arterial hypertension (HTN) and compare them with traditional risk factors, like abnormal lipids profile, considering their potential diagnostic usefulness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations and total antioxidant status (TAS) were measured in 143 subjects - 71 patients with diagnosed HTN and in 72 healthy controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In hypertensive patients, as compared to healthy control group, the median hs-CRP concentration was higher (2.0 mg/L, 25%; 75% quartile range: 0.1; 27.1 vs 0.4 mg/L, 25%; 75% quartile range: 0.0; 4.6, respectively, p<0.001) and TAS concentration lower (1.4 mmol/L, 25%; 75% quartile range: 1.0; 2.1 vs 1.5 mmol/L, 25%; 75% quartile range: 0.5; 1.8, respectively, p=0.048). Hypertensives had higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration (LDL-C) as well as triglycerides concentration (TG) and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration (HDL-C). Higher diagnostic sensitivity was found for hs-CRP (87%) and for TAS (89%). According to the global linear regression analysis, age, gender, hs-CRP, TAS and HDL-C were the only parameters influencing the occurrence of HTN. ROC analysis identified hs-CRP, HDL-C and TG as statistically significant to diagnose HTN (0.839; 0.816 and 0.855, respectively). Moreover, in ROC analysis there were no differences in hs-CRP and TAS in females and males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that low-grade, systemic inflammation measured by hs-CRP as well as antioxidant status assessed by TAS, in the presence of traditional risk factors, are significant factors contributing to pathophysiology and diagnosis of essential arterial hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland. agnieszka.kuklinska@gmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kuklinska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mroczko
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Musial
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawicki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kozieradzka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waszkiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szmitkowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine