'Syndrome X': is it a significant cause of hypertension? Affirmative.
A number of biologic actions of insulin lend credence to the hypothesis that insulin resistance can produce hypertension, perhaps by stimulating a hyperkinetic circulation. But it may do so only in lean individuals.
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University of Texas, San Antonio.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015984:Causality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D044469:Racial Groups
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine