Serum Estrogen Metabolites and Systolic Blood Pressure Among Middle-Aged and Older Women and Men | Zendy

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Serum Estrogen Metabolites and Systolic Blood Pressure Among Middle-Aged and Older Women and Men

Author(s) -

C Masi,

Louise C. Hawkley,

Xia Xu,

Timothy D. Veenstra,

John T. Cacioppo

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.155

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , body mass index , estrogen , endocrinology , pulse pressure , population , menopause , demography , physiology , environmental health , sociology

Hypertension is more common among men at younger ages and among women after age 60, suggesting a possible link between endogenous estrogens and systolic blood pressure (SBP). We tested whether serum 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) or any of its metabolites were associated with SBP among middle-aged and older adults.

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