Table 1. Characteristics of the enrolled individuals.

Index	Hypertension n=53	Control n=111	P-value
Male gender, n (%)	37 (69.8%)	82 (73.9%)	0.581
SBP	132.17 ± 13.29	115.70 ± 15.50	<0.001
Age	64.43 ± 9.60	46.29 ± 9.09	<0.001
α2-macroglobulin	1.62 (1.40–2.22)	1.55 (1.23–1.76)	0.006
β2-microglobulin	1.99 (1.70–2.51)	1.62 (1.41–1.86)	<0.001
HB	133.17 ± 13.40	146.14 ± 18.38	<0.001
WBC	6.12 ± 1.41	6.44 ± 1.66	0.228
GFR	79.66 ± 20.70	91.82 ± 15.99	<0.001
TC	5.09 ± 0.83	4.41 ± 1.05	<0.001
HDL	1.22 ± 0.28	1.44 ± 0.37	0.001

Abbreviations: GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HB, hemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, triglyceride; WBC, white blood cell.