Clinical features of 568 Italian patients with essential hypertension stratified according to common carotid arteries stiffness (third vs. first tertile).

Data are shown as means±SD, prevalence (% value), median {interquartile range}, as required. CCA: common carotid arteries; PWV: pulse wave veIocity; IMT: intima-media thickness, HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; bpm: beats per minute; IL18: interleukin-18, SAA: serum amyloid A protein, hs-CRP: high sensitivity C reactive protein. Comparisons were made by fitting data to logistic regression models. OR: odds ratio for high vs. low CCA stiffness; CI: confidence intervals. *Adjusted for age and sex. ^Available in 175 individuals. ° per 1 log increase. Clinical features of 568 Italian patients with essential hypertension stratified according to common carotid arteries stiffness (third vs. first tertile).