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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 377-383Publisher
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1503
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intima-media thickness; left ventricular hypertrophy; plasma renin activity; smoking
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We examined the gender-related differences in target organ damage in 220 untreated patients with essential hypertension (106 men and 114 women). As the indices of target organ damage, we examined the left ventricular mass index and the intima-media thickness in the carotid and femoral arteries obtained from echocardiography. In a multiple regression model, there was a significant positive correlation between the intima-media thickness and age in both groups. In men, there was a significant positive correlation between the left ventricular mass index and age, as well as the diastolic blood pressure, and body mass index. In women, there was a significant positive correlation between the left ventricular mass index and age, as well as plasma renin activity and smoking. In conclusion, there are gender-related differences in the contributing factors, which relate to left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with essential hypertension.
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