The strongest associations were detected between rs10954174 in Leptin (LEP) gene and DBP (P = 5.2×10−5, linear regression); between rs10889553 in Leptin receptor gene (LEPR) and SBP (P = 4.5×10−5, linear regression) as well as hypertension (P = 4.14×10−4, logistic regression). Here, LEP is linked to hypertensive disorder.