Why the study?
Is insulin resistance associated with an increased prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in community-dwelling adults?
Is insulin resistance associated with an increased prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in community-dwelling adults?
Insulin resistance is independently associated with the presence of both prehypertension and hypertension in the general population.
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HOMA-IR association with pre/hypertension supports further study; leaves open causality and should not yet change practice.
Kawamoto et al. (2010) studied this question.
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