title: Relationship between fasting plasma insulin and ambulatory blood pressure in young, non-obese normotensive subjects.
abstract: In order to investigate the relationship between ambulatory blood pressure values and fasting plasma insulin, non-invasive, 24-h blood pressure monitoring was performed in 32 young normotensive males. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were averaged for awake and asleep periods. Fasting plasma insulin levels correlated significantly with both asleep (r = 0.61; P less than 0.001) and awake (r = 0.44; P less than 0.02) systolic blood pressure, but not with casual systolic blood pressure (r = 0.27). There were no significant associations between awake, asleep and casual diastolic blood pressure, and fasting plasma insulin levels (r = 0.15, 0.05 and 0.21, respectively). These results support the hypothesis that insulin may be a physiological determinant of blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Diseases, Medical Academy in Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narkiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rynkiewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furmański
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubasik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krupa-Wojciechowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D001835:Body Weight; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin