Hypertension, diabetes mellitus and potassium status in a population sample of black Barbadians: a preliminary report - abstract
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;39(Suppl. 1): 45, Apr. 1990.
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ABSTRACT
The aims of this study were to assess the previously reported hypokalaemia in black Barbadians and investigate relationships between hypertension (diastolic bloodpressue > 90mm Hg and/or systolic bloodpressure > 160mm Hg), diabetes mellitus (DM, fasting plasma glucose > 7.8 mmol/l), diet and potassium (K) status in Barbadians. A stratified random sample by sex and age (40-70 years) was obtained from enumeration registers of a geographically defined area. Of 955 persons invited, 464 (48.6 per cent) responded and they comprised 190 men and 274 women. A general and a food frequency questionnaire for 24-hr. diet recall were administered, and height, weight and bloodpressure (BP) were measured. Fasting plasma glucose, K and sodium levels were measured in blood, and urine volume, sodium and K were determined in a 24-hr. urine collection. The mean plasma of K was 3.8 mmol/l, S.D. 0.44, giving a range (mean ñ 2 S.D.) of 2.9 - 4.7 mmol/l which was almost identical to that previously reported. Both 24-hr. urinary K and sodium showed a weak negative correlation with systolic BP only. K deficiency was not clearly linked to hypertension and neither K deficiency nor current thiazide use was linked to DM. The prevalence of hypertension (25 per cent), DM (11 per cent), obesity, hypokalaemia and moderately low dietary K were high (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Potássio
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Barbados
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1990
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Article
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