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To evaluate the relationship between blood pressure variance, components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and urinary sodium and potassium excretion in ambulatory individuals.

May 1, 1979HypertensionOpen Access

Relation between blood pressure and renin, renin substrate, angiotensin II, aldosterone and urinary sodium and potassium in 574 ambulatory subjects.

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To evaluate the relationship between blood pressure variance, components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and urinary sodium and potassium excretion in ambulatory individuals.
Evaluated N=574 ambulatory subjects with blood pressures ranging from 94/58 to 250/145 mm Hg on their usual dietary and sodium intake.
Measured plasma renin, renin substrate, angiotensin II, aldosterone, and urinary excretion of sodium and potassium, analyzing relationships using correlation and multiple linear regression.
Renin substrate correlated positively with diastolic blood pressure (r = +0.39; p < 0.00001), whereas all other renin-aldosterone system components exhibited significant negative correlations.
Higher blood pressures were significantly associated with lower urinary potassium concentrations and lower potassium/creatinine ratios, while no significant relationship was observed for sodium.
Multiple linear regression indicated that the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system accounted for less than 20% of the variance in blood pressure.

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant links between low urinary potassium, renin substrate, and blood pressure in ambulatory adults, highlighting dietary potassium's role in hypertension.

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Walker et al. (1979) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant links between low urinary potassium, renin substrate, and blood pressure in ambulatory adults, highlighting dietary potassium's role in hypertension.

Relation between blood pressure and renin, renin substrate, angiotensin II, aldosterone and urinary sodium and potassium in 574 ambulatory subjects.

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Relation between blood pressure and renin, renin substrate, angiotensin II, aldosterone and urinary sodium and potassium in 574 ambulatory subjects.

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