Baseline data included baseline age, sex, hypertension history, diabetes history, smoking history, body mass index, glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose WBC, N, CRP, IL-6, and PCT, and there were no significant statistical differences in blood lipids, renal function, PWV, and AHI (P > 0.05) (Table 1). Here, IL6 is linked to diabetes mellitus.