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The effects of familial relationships, age, body weight, and diet on blood pressure and the 24 hour urinary excretion of sodium, potassium, and creatinine in men, women, and children of randomly selected families.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6723013     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two hundred thirty-three randomly selected families provided a population for studying the effects of familial relationships, age, diet, body weight, and urinary electrolyte excretion on blood pressure. There was a strong familial component for urinary sodium, potassium, and creatinine excretion and for systolic blood pressure. In individuals, age, heart rate, and body weight were independently related to blood pressure. In women, urinary sodium and potassium levels were related to diastolic blood pressure. These individual relationships persisted when age was accounted for but were no longer significant after adjusting for both age and body weight, suggesting that heavier people eat more food, which in our culture means greater sodium intake. In fact, our randomly selected families were eating as much sodium (130 to 170 meq/day) and as little potassium (50 to 70 meq/day) as consumed by Americans several decades ago. Furthermore, this study again documented the rise in blood pressure with age, which may represent the effect of environmental influences on blood pressure over time. The familial aggregation of urinary sodium, potassium, and creatinine excretion, along with the well-established familial aggregation of body weight, emphasizes the importance of the entire family in the treatment and prevention of hypertension.
Authors:
S L Connor; W E Connor; H Henry; G Sexton; E J Keenan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  70     ISSN:  0009-7322     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  1984 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-07-26     Completed Date:  1984-07-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  76-85     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Blood Pressure*
Body Height
Body Weight*
Child
Creatinine / urine*
Diet*
Family Characteristics
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Hypertension / genetics*
Male
Middle Aged
Potassium / urine*
Random Allocation
Sodium / urine*
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 07295/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL 20910/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; RR-334/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
60-27-5/Creatinine; 7440-09-7/Potassium; 7440-23-5/Sodium; 7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride

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