Abstract
Obesity is a strong risk factor for hypertension, but the mechanisms by which obesity leads to hypertension are incompletely understood. On this background, we assessed dietary sodium intake, serum levels of natriuretic peptides (NPs), and the activity of the renin-angiotensin system in 63 obese hypertensive men (obeseHT: body mass index, ≥30.0 kg/m(2); 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, ≥130/80 mm Hg), in 40 obese normotensive men (obeseNT: body mass index, ≥30.0 kg/m(2); 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure,
Original language | English |
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Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 147-53 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0194-911X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Angiotensin II
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
- Body Composition
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
- Prognosis
- Renin
- Renin-Angiotensin System