Blood pressure and plasma @entity1372 and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1372 @entity101 @entity972
1. Two thousand, three hundred and twenty-eight @entity1 and 1496 @entity1 between the ages of 35 and 64 years were screened for @entity101 and their plasma @entity1372 and @entity972 concentrations measured. Those on antihypertensive or diuretic treatment were excluded from further analysis. 2. After adjusting for age, body mass index and other variables, plasma @entity972 was negatively associated with both systolic and diastolic pressure in @entity1 and @entity1 . A decrease in plasma @entity972 of 1 mmol/l was associated with an increase in systolic pressure in @entity1 of 7 mmHg (P less than 0.001) and diastolic pressure of 4 mmHg (P less than 0.001). In @entity1 the corresponding increases were 4 mmHg (P less than 0.01) and 2 mmHg (P less than 0.05). 3. After adjusting for the other variables as above, plasma @entity1372 was positively related to systolic blood pressure but not to diastolic pressure. An increase in plasma @entity1372 of 1 mmol/l was associated with an increase in systolic pressure of 1 mmHg in both @entity1 (P less than 0.01) and @entity1 (P less than 0.05).
