Why the study?
Does body weight influence plasma catecholamine patterns in healthy, normotensive men?
Population
34 healthy, normotensive men aged 51 +/- 1 years
Comparison
Overweight according to Thomas' body mass index vs Lean (n=22) according to Thomas' body mass index
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Body weight inversely associated with orthostatic noradrenaline response in normotensive men; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective studies before clinical relevance is assessed.
Does body weight influence plasma catecholamine patterns in healthy, normotensive men?
There appears to be an inverse relationship between sympathetic noradrenergic responsiveness and body weight in healthy, normotensive men.
Kjeldsen et al. (1983) studied this question.
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