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Plasma epinephrine levels in hypertension and across gender and ethnicity.

Abstract：

:Epinephrine (E) infusions raise blood pressure and there is an excess incidence of hypertension among males and blacks. However, reports of E levels by ethnicity, gender, and blood pressure status are inconsistent. Insensitive assays, variability in plasma E levels within individuals, and the small size of most studies have contributed to these conflicting reports. We measured plasma E levels in a large diverse sample of subjects, using a highly sensitive assay. A total of 361 individuals participated in the study: 61% were men and 39% women, 74% were normotensive and 26% hypertensive, 59% were white and 41% were black. Except for difference in blood pressure and body mass index between the normotensives and hypertensives, subjects had similar baseline characteristics and took no antihypertensive medications for at least five days prior to sampling. All blood samples were collected after resting for a least 30 minutes following the insertion of an indwelling i.v. catheter. Catecholamine levels were determined using a radioenzymatic assay (assay sensitivities for E and norepinephrine were 6 pg/ml and 10 pg/ml, respectively). An ethnicity by gender interaction was found (F(1,315) = 5.126, p = .024). Subsequent analysis revealed that white women had significantly lower basal plasma E levels than white men (p <0.001) and black women (p = 0.036). There were no significant differences in E levels between black men and women or between white men and black men. Uncorrected E levels were lower in normotensive than hypertensive subjects (p = .009) but this difference was not significant when corrected for body mass index (BMI). Uncorrected norepinephrine levels were higher in women than men (p = .03) but the difference was no longer significant when corrected for BMI. Plasma E levels were significantly lower among white women than men or black women. In contrast to prior studies, E levels were lower in hypertensives, but this may reflect obesity among hypertensives.

journal_name

Life Sci

journal_title

Life sciences

authors

González-Trápaga JL,Nelesen RA,Dimsdale JE,Mills PJ,Kennedy B,Parmer RJ,Ziegler MG

doi

10.1016/s0024-3205(00)00568-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-05-05 00:00:00

pages

2383-92

issue

eissn

0024-3205

issn

1879-0631

pii

S0024320500005683

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Plasma epinephrine levels in hypertension and across gender and ethnicity.