Concentrations of IL-6 [F(2, 205) = 29.21, p < 0.001], TNFα [F(2, 181) = 9.28, p < 0.001], VEGF [F(2, 234) = 31.98, p < 0.001], and the IL-6/IL-10 ratio [F(2, 199) = 9.38, p < 0.001] significantly differed across imaging groups, even after controlling for age, sex, hyperlipidemia and hypertension (Figure 1). Here, IL6 is linked to hypertensive disorder.