Urea Nitrogen Concentrations in Spot Urine, Estimated Protein Intake and Blood Pressure Levels in a Japanese General Population | Zendy

Mitsumasa Umesawa | Zendy; Kazumasa Yamagishi | Zendy; Shinobu Sawachi | Zendy; A. Ikeda | Zendy; Hiroyuki Noda | Zendy; Satoyo Ikehara | Zendy; Renzhe Cui | Zendy; Susumu Sakurai | Zendy; Takeshi Tanigawa | Zendy; Hiroyasu Iso | Zendy

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Urea Nitrogen Concentrations in Spot Urine, Estimated Protein Intake and Blood Pressure Levels in a Japanese General Population

Author(s) -

Mitsumasa Umesawa,

Kazumasa Yamagishi,

Shinobu Sawachi,

A. Ikeda,

Hiroyuki Noda,

Satoyo Ikehara,

Renzhe Cui,

Susumu Sakurai,

Takeshi Tanigawa,

Hiroyasu Iso

Publication year - 2010

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.2010.54

Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , urine , population , blood urea nitrogen , urea , endocrinology , excretion , zoology , creatinine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , environmental health

An inverse association between total protein intake and blood pressure has been reported in Western countries. Such evidence is limited in the Japanese population, however, whose major protein sources are plants and seafood.

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