LEP and Hypertension: In contrast, in women, mean levels of leptin were higher in patients with absence of PsA (80.7 ± 56.7 ng/mL, p=0.020) compared to those with PsA (36.7 ± 28.6 ng/mL), whereas they were positively associated with the presence of hypertension (108.9 ± 64.9 ng/mL vs 44.1 ± 29.1ng/mL (absence of hypertension), p=0.021) (Table 4B).