Open AccessMetabolic Rather Than Body Composition Measurements Are Associated With Lower Serum Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations in Normal Weight and Obese Men
Author(s) -
Camilla Asferg,
Samara Joy Nielsen,
Ulrik B. Andersen,
Allan Linneberg,
Daniél V. Møller,
Paula L. Hedley,
Malina Christiansen,
Jens Peter Gøtze,
Jørgen Jeppesen
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hpt145
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , brain natriuretic peptide , composition (language) , natriuretic peptide , obesity , heart failure , linguistics , philosophy
Several studies have shown that obese persons have lower circulating natriuretic peptide (NP) concentrations. The cause of the relative NP deficiency seen in obese persons is poorly understood, although variation in body composition and metabolic abnormalities has been suggested to play a role. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess whether variation in circulating NP concentrations would be associated with differences in metabolic disturbances rather than with differences in body composition.
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