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- Title
Prehypertension is associated with insulin resistance.
- Authors
HWU, C. -M.; LIOU, T. -L.; HSIAO, L. -C.; LIN, M. -W.
- Abstract
Background: Prehypertension, a new category of blood pressure (BP) classification introduced by The Seven Report of the Joint National Commission (JNC-7) on High BP for individuals with systolic BP in the range of 120–139 mmHg or diastolic BP between 80 and 89 mmHg, is a strong predictor for the development of hypertension. Insulin resistance (IR) has been proposed to be a key feature of metabolic abnormalities of hypertension and may precede the elevation of BP.
- Subjects
HYPERTENSION; INSULIN resistance; BLOOD pressure; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; BLOOD circulation disorders
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2009, Vol 102, Issue 10, p705
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcp107