Clinical alterations in normotensive offspring with parental hypertension.
The influence of a family history of hypertension on body mass index, serum lipids, uric acid, blood sugar and haematocrit was investigated in 579 young normotensives aged 19-35 years with or without a parental history of hypertension. Body mass index, total cholesterol, triglycerides and uric acid were significantly higher in offspring with a parental history of hypertension than in those without. There were no differences in blood sugar and haematocrit between the two groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that a parental history of hypertension influenced levels of body mass index, triglycerides and uric acid, independently of the level of blood pressure.
Ueno
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tomita
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Y
Tsuchihashi
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T
Takishita
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Fujishima
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M
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
D014280:Triglycerides; D014527:Uric Acid