Urea nitrogen concentrations in spot urine, estimated protein intake and blood pressure levels in a Japanese general population

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 852-858

  Umesawa, Mitsumasa ^a,e   Yamagishi, Kazumasa ^a   Sawachi, Shinobu ^a   Ikeda, Ai ^b   Noda, Hiroyuki ^b,c   Ikehara, Satoyo ^c   Cui, Renche ^c   Sakurai, Susumu ^d   Tanigawa, Takeshi ^d   Iso, Hiroyasu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

blood pressure; cross sectional study; hypertension; protein intake; urea nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN INTAKE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; UREA;

EID: 77955769507     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.54     Document Type: Article

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