Blood cadmium level and hypertension in humans.
Blood cadmium level was determined in 29 nontreated hypertensive male subjects and 29 controls. All were individually matched for sex, age, and smoking habits. No differences were found between hypertensives (3.3 +/- 0.4 ng/ml) and normotensives (2.6 +/- 0.4 ng/ml).
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood
D002104:Cadmium