Search for: [Abstract = "uated in the group of patients with newly diagnosed hypertension and in the control group. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistica version12 and 13 and SPSS IBM version 28 software. Results\: The population of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and the control group. The values of office blood pressure and central pressure in all groups were comparable. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in arterial stiffness as assessed by pulse wave velocity, aortic pulse wave augmentation and pulse wave augmentation index. The patients in each group differed in HDL cholesterol, creatinine, and HbA1c levels. Furthermore, inflammatory markers, that is, ESR, hsCRP, IL\-6, fibrinogen, and TNFα were elevated in patients with RA and AS \(TNFα level, after adjustment to age and sex, ultimately did not differ between the groups\). Additionally, some parameters of vascular endothelial function, like PTX\-3, vWF, sVCAM were elevated in patients with inflammatory arthritis\; while IL\-18 and tPA levels did not differ between groups. The population of patients with newly diagnosed hypertension and the control group. Hypertensive patients had lower logUcn2 levels \(2.09±0.63\) than healthy volunteers \(2.44±0.70\; p=0.04\). LogUcn2 in the hypertensive group correlated negatively with values of nocturnal diastolic blood pressure, while no"]
