PCSK9 and Hypertension: Even after further adding BMI, family history of CAD, hypertension, smoking status, drinking status, triglycerides, LDL-C, HDL-C, FPG, and HbA1c into the multivariate linear regression model, the positive relation of PCSK9 levels with NFS remained significantly different (β = 0.073, P = 0.001, Table 3).