The current study examined the relationship between HTN and both soluble and cellular markers of IA (sCD14, HLA-DR+CD38+ on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells) and exhaustion (PD-1+ on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells) and marker of platelet activation (sP-selectin) in ART naïve PLHIV who were starting ART. Here, CD8A is linked to hypertensive disorder.