The relationship between the levels of plasma total homocysteine and insulin resistance in uncomplicated mild-to-moderate primary hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-381

  Ustundag, S ^a   Arikan, E ^a   Sen, S ^a   Esgin, H ^a   Ciftci, S ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE;

EID: 33646054581     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001986     Document Type: Article

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