Research Article

Serum Presepsin Levels Are Not Elevated in Patients with Controlled Hypertension

Table 1

Demographic features and laboratory findings of HT and control group.

HT group ()Control group () value

Age (years), mean ± SD
Sex, (%)
 Male11 20
 Female37 28
Smoking, (%)24 32
Diabetes, (%)11 10
History of CVA, (%)
1 0
Presepsin
(pg/mL), mean ± SD
hsCRP (mg/L), mean ± SD
Creatinine (mg/dl), mean ± SD
WBC (×109/L), mean ± SD

HT: hypertension; SD: standard deviation; hsCRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cells.