Why the study?
Do cholesterol and fasting insulin levels influence blood pressure reactivity to behavioral stressors?
Population
116 subjects, 20 to 52 years old, at 80% to 150% of ideal weight, with an average fasting cholesterol level…
Comparison
Behavioral stressors vs Baseline (pre-stressor)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Cholesterol-insulin interaction on diastolic BP reactivity to stressors is hypothesis-generating; leaves open causal role in clinical hypertension.
Do cholesterol and fasting insulin levels influence blood pressure reactivity to behavioral stressors?
In individuals with above-average cholesterol, fasting insulin levels significantly influence diastolic blood pressure reactivity to mental stressors.
Bardwell et al. (2000) studied this question.
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