GDF15 and Hypertension: Plasma traumatic acid concentrations were also positively correlated with the presence of hypertension (r = 0.25, P = 0.034), glucose AC (r = 0.34, P = 0.0035), creatinine (r = 0.40, P = 0.0006), and GDF‐15 levels (r = 0.25, P = 0.0376), but negatively correlated with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease‐simplify‐glomerular filtration rate (r = −0.50, P < 0.0001).