Blood pressure in Afghan male immigrants to Denmark. (27th May 2013)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Blood pressure in Afghan male immigrants to Denmark. (27th May 2013)
- Main Title:
- Blood pressure in Afghan male immigrants to Denmark
- Authors:
- Asmar, Ali
Bülow, Jens
Simonsen, Lene
Christensen, Niels J.
Frandsen, Erik
Norsk, Peter - Abstract:
- <abstract abstract-type="main" id="cpf12055-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>Immigration from a Third‐World society to a Western society can be associated with higher blood pressure and salt sensitivity. We therefore tested whether immigrants from Afghanistan to Denmark compared with non‐immigrant Danes exhibit a (i) higher 24‐h ambulatory blood pressure (24‐h ABP) and (ii) blunted renin response to a change in salt intake.</p> </sec> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Twenty‐four‐hour ABP was measured in 40 men of Afghan (Afghans) and 40 men of Danish (Danes) origin. Each group was divided into young (20–30 years, <italic>n</italic> = 20) and middle aged (40–60 years, <italic>n</italic> = 20). A 3‐day low (70 mmol per 24‐h) and a 3‐day high (250 mmol per 24‐h) salt intake were in addition instituted in subgroups of the young groups (<italic>n</italic> = 18).</p> </sec> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Young and middle‐aged Afghans exhibited a lower 24‐h mean arterial pressure (24‐h MAP) than the same respective age groups of Danes (83 ± 1 versus 90 ± 1 mm Hg, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0·05, and 89 ± 2 versus 100 ± 1 mm Hg, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0·05). 24‐h ABP did not change in any of the young groups during increased salt intake, whereas the Danes exhibited a greater decrease in plasma renin activity (PRA)<abstract abstract-type="main" id="cpf12055-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>Immigration from a Third‐World society to a Western society can be associated with higher blood pressure and salt sensitivity. We therefore tested whether immigrants from Afghanistan to Denmark compared with non‐immigrant Danes exhibit a (i) higher 24‐h ambulatory blood pressure (24‐h ABP) and (ii) blunted renin response to a change in salt intake.</p> </sec> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Twenty‐four‐hour ABP was measured in 40 men of Afghan (Afghans) and 40 men of Danish (Danes) origin. Each group was divided into young (20–30 years, <italic>n</italic> = 20) and middle aged (40–60 years, <italic>n</italic> = 20). A 3‐day low (70 mmol per 24‐h) and a 3‐day high (250 mmol per 24‐h) salt intake were in addition instituted in subgroups of the young groups (<italic>n</italic> = 18).</p> </sec> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Young and middle‐aged Afghans exhibited a lower 24‐h mean arterial pressure (24‐h MAP) than the same respective age groups of Danes (83 ± 1 versus 90 ± 1 mm Hg, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0·05, and 89 ± 2 versus 100 ± 1 mm Hg, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0·05). 24‐h ABP did not change in any of the young groups during increased salt intake, whereas the Danes exhibited a greater decrease in plasma renin activity (PRA) (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0·05). Plasma noradrenaline (P<sub>NA</sub>) was significantly higher among the young Afghans.</p> </sec> <sec id="cpf12055-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Afghan immigrants to Denmark exhibit a lower 24‐h ABP than Danes. In young Afghans, PRA is less sensitive to changes in salt intake, while P<sub>NA</sub> is higher and may reflect their lower systolic blood pressure and/or arterial pulse pressure. Whether these hormonal differences can explain the lower 24‐h ABP in Afghans should be further explored.</p> </sec> </abstract> … (more)
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- Clinical physiology and functional imaging. Volume 33:Number 6(2013:Nov.)
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- Clinical physiology and functional imaging
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- Volume 33:Number 6(2013:Nov.)
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- Volume 33, Issue 6 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 6
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-0033-0006-0000
- Page Start:
- 470
- Page End:
- 477
- Publication Date:
- 2013-05-27
- Subjects:
- Physiology, Pathological -- Periodicals
Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals
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