Abstract
In a series of population-based studies, the relationship between a family history of hypertension and sodium transport was examined. In the total sample of 417 individuals, and in each sex-race-specific sub-sample, no significant differences were noted in red cell sodium-lithium countertransport, sodium concentration, or passive leak. A higher proportion of hypertensives was not found in the group with a positive family history, and blood pressures were only slightly higher in those - compared to those without - a positive family history. If family history of hypertension is associated with levels of countertransport, it would appear that- the relationship is weak in the general population
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1379-1393 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Hypertension |
Volume | A6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |
Keywords
- Countertransport
- Hypertension
- Sodium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Internal Medicine