Serum leptin is a predictor for central arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients

Aim Serum adipokines have a role in the development of arterial stiffness. We aimed to investigate the risk factors of developing arterial stiffness and the association of leptin and arterial stiffness in hypertensive (HTN) patients. Methods There were 101 HTN patients enrolled. Fasting blood samples and baseline characteristics were obtained and carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) was measured with the SphygmoCor system. A cfPWV > 10 m/s was defined as high arterial stiffness, and ≤ 10 m/s as low arterial stiffness. Result Forty‐seven patients (46.5 %) had high arterial stiffness, and had a higher percentage of diabetes (P = 0.044), , older age (P