TTR and Hypertension: There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in age, hypertension, Barthel index, VTE, prealbumin, total protein, albumin, globulin, BUN/Scr, LDH, cholinesterase, serum sodium, serum chlorine, WBC, Neutrophils, PT, TT, fibrinogen, and d-dimer (all P values < 0.05).