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ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2013

Adiposity has unique influence on the renin-aldosterone axis and blood pressure in black children.

Zhangsheng Yu, George J Eckert, Hai Liu, J Howard Pratt, Wanzhu Tu

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Article in The Journal of pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Salt sensitivity of blood pressure in childhood and adolescence.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2022
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  4. Risk Factors in Adolescent Hypertension.Global pediatric health · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhangsheng YuDepartments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
George J Eckert
Hai Liu
J Howard Pratt
Wanzhu Tu
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USIndiana University School of MedicineRegenstrief Institute · US

Funding

Effects of Somatic Growth and Sodium Retention on Blood PressureR01HL095086 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI PRATT, JOHN HOWARD, TU, WANZHU · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095086NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL095086
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo comparatively examine the effects of adiposity on the levels of plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC), and aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) in young black and white children. STUDY

designWe prospectively assessed 248 black and 345 white children and adolescents. A novel analytical technique was used to assess the concurrent influences of age and body mass index (BMI) on PRA, PAC, and ARR. The estimated effects were depicted by colored contour plots.

resultsIn contrast to whites, blacks had lower PRA (2.76 vs 3.36 ng/mL/h; P < .001) and lower PAC (9.01 vs 14.59 ng/dL; P < .001). In blacks, BMI was negatively associated with PRA (P = .001), consistent with an association with a more expanded plasma volume; there was no association with PAC. In whites, BMI was positively associated with PAC (P = .005); we did not detect a BMI-PRA association. The effects of BMI on ARR were directionally similar in the two race groups but more pronounced in blacks. Mean systolic blood pressure was greater in blacks with lower PRA (P < .01), higher PAC (P = .015), and higher ARR (P = .49).

conclusionsAn increase in adiposity was associated with a suppressed PRA in blacks and an increase in PAC in whites. The unique relationship between adiposity and renin-aldosterone axis in blacks suggests the possible existence of a population-specific mechanism characterized by volume expansion, which could in turn enhance the influences of adiposity on blood pressure in black children and adolescents.

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Blood PressureRenin-Angiotensin SystemAdiposityAdolescentAge FactorsAldosteroneBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesRadioimmunoassayReninWhite PeopleAldosteroneReninAldosterone-renin ratioARRBlood pressureBMIBody mass indexBPECFVExtracellular fluid volumeKNaPACPlasma aldosterone concentrationPlasma renin activityPotassiumPRASBPSodiumSystolic BP

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PMID23941668
PMCPMC3812413
OpenAlexW2048185335

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