CRP and Hypertension: The predictors were history of hypertension (p < 0.012), elevated CRP (p < 0.002), impaired LV-GLS (p < 0.001), LV diastolic dysfunction (p < 0.001), impaired RV-GLS (p < 0.01), reduced TAPSE (p < 0.001), abnormal rMSSD (p < 0.01) and abnormal SDNN (p < 0.0001).