Why the study?
Is essential hypertension associated with increased oxidative stress in men aged 35-60 years?
Population
66 men aged 35-60 years, including 31 hypertensive patients and 35 healthy normotensive subjects. Exclusion…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports oxidative stress role in hypertension; hypothesis-generating for antioxidant interventions.
Is essential hypertension associated with increased oxidative stress in men aged 35-60 years?
Essential hypertension is strongly associated with increased oxidative stress and reduced antioxidant capacity, suggesting a pathophysiological role for oxidative stress in hypertension.
Rodrigo et al. (2007) studied this question.
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