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Article: Insulin resistance in teens raises high blood pressure risk as adults.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 3, 2004
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2004 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teenagers whose bodies have a decreased response to insulin might face an increased risk of high blood pressure as adults, according to a large, long-term study reported at the American Heart Association's 58th Annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference.
Researchers assessed insulin resistance in teens over 5 years and found the condition was associated with higher systolic blood pressure. Systolic pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading; it measures the pressure in arteries when the heart contracts. Insulin resistance was also linked to obesity. Statistical analysis showed that insulin resistance was ...