IL1B and Hypertension: In univariate analyses, CV risk factors (R2=0.06, p=0.003) and diseases (R2=0.06; p=0.01), hypertension (R2=0.07; p=0.007), WBC counts (R2=0.07; p=0.01) were significantly associated with IL-1β production post-alum and there was a trend for type 2 diabetes (R2=0.03; p=0.07) and for monocytes counts (R2= 0.03; p=0.07).