title: Insulin resistance and hypertension in non-obese Africans in Tanzania.
abstract: Insulin sensitivity was assessed using a glucose-insulin infusion test in 15 newly diagnosed non-obese hypertensive black Tanzanians with normal glucose tolerance and in 15 normotensive control subjects matched for age, sex, and body mass index. The steady-state blood glucose and metabolic clearance rate of glucose (MCR) were used as measures of insulin sensitivity. The mean MCR (glucose) was significantly reduced (7.12+/-0.57 versus 9.50+/-0.69 micromol/kg per minute; P<.05) and mean steady-state blood glucose was significantly elevated (5.0+/-0.3 versus 3.7+/-0.3 mmol/L; P<.01) in subjects with hypertension compared with the normotensive group. For all subjects there was a significant inverse correlation between MCR (glucose) and systolic (P=.003) and diastolic (P=.005) blood pressure; and a positive correlation was found between fasting serum insulin levels and systolic (P=.005) and diastolic (P=.004) blood pressure. These observations were independent of body mass index and serum lipid levels. These data indicate a strong association between insulin mediated glucose uptake and blood pressure in this population of normal weight untreated urban Africans.
authors.affiliation: Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Mgonda
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ramaiya
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Swai
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: McLarty
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Alberti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D013636:Tanzania
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin