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High free fatty acid concentration: an independent risk factor for hypertension in the Paris Prospective Study

Author(s) -

A. FagotCampagna

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.5.808

Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , blood pressure , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome , risk factor , hazard ratio , body mass index , prehypertension , diabetes mellitus , insulin , obesity , cardiology , confidence interval

An inconsistent relationship has been reported between insulin and hypertension incidence. Free fatty acids are related to insulin-resistance and may have a direct effect on hypertension. We examined the effect of free fatty acids on hypertension incidence, taking into account other abnormalities of the insulin-resistance syndrome.

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