Abstract:
:The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS, n=30 519, age >or=50 years) was established to examine the effects of genetic and environmental influences on health problems and chronic disease development. Guangzhou is undergoing massive economic development, but from a baseline that had remained unchanged for millennia. The Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort (GBCS-CVD) consists of 2000 participants who have been intensively phenotyped including a range of surrogate markers of vascular disease, including carotid artery intima-media thickness, cerebral artery stenoses, arterial stiffness, ankle-to-brachial blood pressure index and albuminuria, as well as coagulatory and inflammatory markers. Plasma and leukocytes are stored in liquid nitrogen for future studies. Preliminary demographic data show the female volunteers are younger than the male ones, but present with greater levels of adiposity including central obesity (31 vs 16%). Women had more body fat (33 vs 24%) and associated levels of adipokines. Despite this, body mass index and hip circumferences were similar, which contrasts with Caucasian populations. Men had more physician-diagnosed vascular disease (6.1 vs 2.5%), hypertension (42 vs 34%) and hyperglycaemia (36.6 vs 29.6%) than the women, but were less insulin resistant. In men, smoking (40 vs 2%) and drinking alcohol (67 vs 50%) was more common and they also had lower energy expenditures. The genotype distributions of the 15 typed single nucleotide polymorphisms were all in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. This article describes the rationale and methodology for the study. Given the comprehensive characterization of demographic and psychosocial determinants and biochemistry, the study provides a unique platform for multidisciplinary collaboration in a highly dynamic setting.
journal_name
J Hum Hypertensjournal_title
Journal of human hypertensionauthors
Jiang CQ,Lam TH,Lin JM,Liu B,Yue XJ,Cheng KK,Tomlinson B,Wong KS,Cheung BM,Thomas GNdoi
10.1038/jhh.2009.52subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-02-01 00:00:00pages
139-50issue
2eissn
0950-9240issn
1476-5527pii
jhh200952journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章,多中心研究abstract::Blood pressure (BP) above optimal (< or =120/< or =80 mmHg) is established as a major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. Prevalence of adverse BP is high in most adult populations; until recently research has been sparse on reasons for this. Since the 1980s, epidemiologic studies confirmed that salt, alcohol in...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001603
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::It has been claimed that calcium lowers BP. The present randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study is the first to investigate the effect on BP of a high oral dose of calcium given for a long period to patients with previously untreated hypertension. Elemental calcium (2 g) was administered for 12 we...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Platelet shape change (PSC) is an early phase of platelet activation that precedes platelet aggregation. This phase of platelet activation is essentially aspirin resistant. PSC was monitored, by measuring the median platelet volume (MPV) using a high resolution channelyser. Angiotensin (Ang) II, added in vitro, caused...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001102
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The anti-hypertensive efficacy and safety of extended-release (ER) felodipine (5, 10 or 20 mg) and amlodipine (5 or 10 mg) once daily were compared in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension in a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, comparative study. One hundred and eighteen patients were randomised ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiovascular risk is subject to circadian variation, with peak morning incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke correlating with the early morning blood pressure (BP) surge (EMBPS). Ideally, antihypertensive therapy should maintain control of BP throughout the 24-h dosing cycle. In two sister studies, Prospecti...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/jhh.2009.4
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A screening programme for cardiovascular risk factors in men aged 50-59 was undertaken in North Uist, and the results compared with an age- and sex-matched control group from Dundee screened as part of the Scottish Heart Health Study. Blood pressure levels were higher in the Islanders than in controls (148 +/- 20/89 +...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aortic stiffness and proteinuria are cardiovascular risk factors that are generally associated with each other. We analysed whether this is true for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We hypothesized that in CKD patients of young age and predominant sole renal disease, aortic stiffness has no predictive value...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/jhh.2009.108
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hyperglycaemia, a raised fibrinogen, an increased serum triglyceride and a reduced HDL-cholesterol are common metabolic features of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Hypertension is frequently associated with NIDDM, however the influence of antihypertensive therapy on these combined factors in the diabe...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Beta-blockers are not very effective at lowering blood pressure in elderly hypertensive patients or in Afro-Caribbeans and these two groups represent a large proportion of people with raised blood pressure. Furthermore they do not prevent more heart attacks than the thiazide diuretics. Beta-blockers can also be danger...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1000701
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::An appropriate cuff according to the individual's arm circumference is recommended with all blood pressure (BP) monitors. An electronic device for home monitoring has been developed (Visomat Comfort 20/40) that estimates the individual's arm circumference by measuring the cuff filing volume and makes an adjustment of ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/jhh.2008.70
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001686
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several studies have reported an association between the abnormal duration of sleep and chronic conditions including hypertension. However, the existing body of evidence is not entirely significant; as insignificant associations between poor sleep and blood pressure (BP) have been found across different studies. The a...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41371-020-0320-x
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/jhh.2010.45
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Early life prevention of obesity and associated metabolic disease is necessary to address the current obesity epidemic. Latino children have a higher risk of obesity, and associated comorbidities such as hypertension than Caucasian children. This study focuses on perinatal childhood and maternal risk factors associate...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41371-020-0306-8
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Syst. China Trial aimed to determine whether titrated antihypertensive treatment could reduce the risk of stroke incidence and other cardiovascular complications among 2,298 older Chinese patients (> or = 60) with isolated systolic hypertension. The data from 3 years follow-up showed that the blood pressure reduction ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Low-dose diuretics are recommended for the initial choice of antihypertensive therapy in the 7th US Joint National Committee report and are accepted as an appropriate choice among other classes of drugs in the 2003 European Society of Hypertension guidelines. The rationales for the use of low-dose diuretics include th...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001798
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to investigate the relationship of ankle-brachial index (ABI) with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in Chinese inpatients after 3 years of follow-up. All the participants were inpatients at high risk of atherosclerosis and enrolled from July to November 2004. A total of 3210 patie...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1038/jhh.2009.49
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:It has been suggested that hypertensives at high risk of cardiovascular complications can be identified on the basis of their left ventricular mass as determined echographically. However, there is as yet a lack of consensus on the mode of indexation (body surface area, height, height 2.7) of left ventricular...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1000885
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to assess the effect of alcohol on blood pressure and arterial compliance over 24 h in a group of volunteers, comparing the same group of subjects on two consecutive but separate days, one with alcohol intake (alcohol day) and one free of alcohol (control day). We studied 18 healthy subjects ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/jhh.2015.19
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertension prevalence rates remain comparatively low in Nigeria, although the associated morbidity and mortality including that due to malignant hypertension (MHT) is considerable. To determine the factors that may be associated with the development of MHT we compared 74 patients with essential MHT (age 48 +/- 9 yea...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1000963
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Physical exercise can increase urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) in diabetic patients without microalbuminuria at rest (stage II diabetic nephropathy) or with baseline microalbuminuria (stage III diabetic nephropathy). The aim of this study was to compare the acute effects of captopril, an ACE inhibitor, and nifed...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertension (HTN) related to health-promoting behaviors (HPB) and quality of life (QOL) in older Chinese has not been clearly identified. We sought to compare the HPB and QOL of elderly adults (aged ≥60) living with HTN in China to a community normotensive control group. Using multistage stratified cluster sampling, ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41371-018-0073-y
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A Holter BP monitor and a noninvasive, continuous cardiac output (CO) monitor were concurrently attached to 25 middle-aged hospitalized patients with essential hypertension (EH). Blood pressure, heart rate (HR) and CO were measured every 10 minutes over 24 hours. Circadian variation of mean BP was studied. Comparison ...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::miR-33a has been described as a key regulator in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. However, its role in arterial hypertension (HTA) has not been elucidated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the association between the expression of miR-33a (5p and 3p) and the carotid intima-media thic...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41371-018-0102-x
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Dead Sea (barometric pressure: 800 mm Hg) is an important balneotherapeutic centre for chronic dermatologic and arthritic diseases. In the past, hypertensive patients have complained sporadically of weakness and dizziness during a stay in the Dead Sea. It was therefore recommended that hypertensives do not stay at...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1000663
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,信件
doi:10.1038/jhh.2008.122
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common endocrine form of hypertension and may carry an increased risk of atrial flutter or fibrillation (AFF). The primary goal of this multicentre cohort study is thus to prospectively establish the prevalence of PA in consecutive hypertensive patients referred for lone (non-val...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1038/jhh.2012.21
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The influence of high density lipoproteins (HDL) on platelet function were examined in vivo and in vitro. Intraplatelet, ionised calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i) were measured using the fluorescent dye Quin-2. In vitro, platelet responses to AVP were measured in the presence or absence of HDL. Pre-treating platelets f...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::While the arterial tree is exposed to increased pressure flow, paradoxically the complications of hypertension are mainly thrombotic rather than haemorrhage. Improved techniques have allowed the identification of haemorrheological indices, coagulation factors and markers of arteriolar endothelial and platelet dysfunct...
journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of human hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00