Table 2.

Significant correlations of C-reactive blood protein level (mg/L) with other laboratory and instrumental indicators of cardiovascular prognosis in males and females with hypertension, complicated by chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Parameters	Males (n = 55)		Females (n = 49)
	r Coefficient	p-Value	r Coefficient	p-Value
LVMI, g/m2	0.600	<0.001	0.603	<0.001
RWT	0.405	<0.001	0.415	<0.001
LAVI, mL/m2	0.728	<0.001	0.567	<0.001
e’, cm/s	−0.725	<0.001	−0.441	<0.001
E/e’	0.641	<0.001	0.417	<0.001
Office SBP, mmHg	0.655	<0.001	0.535	<0.001
Office DBP, mmHg	0.470	<0.001	0.415	<0.001
6 min distance, m	−0.568	<0.001	−0.610	<0.001

Abbreviations: LVMI: left ventricular mass index, LAVI: left atrium volume index, RWT: relative wall thickness, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure.