NLRP3 and Hypertension: Of the four pro-inflammatory markers, only serum NLRP3 showed prognostic value for arterial hypertension (AUC 0.693, 95% CI 0.590–0.796, p = 0.001), with an established cutoff value of 0.68 ng/mL and above (sensitivity 0.623, specificity 0.630).