Table 4.

Independent predictors of peak increase in ACh-stimulated FBF in hypertensive patients and control subjects

Variables	Hypertensives		Normotensives
	r	P	R	P
CRP	−0.440	0.0001	−0.266	0.078
HOMAIR	−0.391	0.0001	−0.433	0.008
Hb	−0.323	0.0001	−0.128	0.251
Age (years)	−0.288	0.0001	0.182	0.168
eGFR	−0.270	0.0001	0.184	0.166
BMI	−0.227	0.001	−0.230	0.111
MCHC	0.132	0.041	0.019	0.845
HDL-cholesterol	0.102	0.090	0.179	0.172
Total cholesterol	0.025	0.371	0.195	0.150
Serum iron	0.083	0.273	0.031	0.320
Systolic BP	−0.094	0.109	0.023	0.453
Diastolic BP	−0.026	0.365	−0.231	0.110
Triglyceride	−0.057	0.229	−0.187	0.161
LDL-cholesterol	0.001	0.493	0.158	0.203