Why the study?
Are insulin levels and sympathetic nervous system activity associated with blood pressure elevation in nondiabetic men?
Population
752 nondiabetic male participants of the Normative Aging Study, aged 43-90 years
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Associations should not change hypertension management; leaves open causal roles of insulin and sympathetic activity requiring prospective validation.
Are insulin levels and sympathetic nervous system activity associated with blood pressure elevation in nondiabetic men?
Insulin levels and sympathetic nervous system activity are independently associated with hypertension in middle-aged and elderly men, independent of obesity.
Ward et al. (1996) studied this question.
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