Abstract
We evaluated the relationship between blood pressure and serum sodium level in morbidly obese patients. Forty patients had at least 2-3 blood pressure measurements and two measurements of serum sodium. The correlation between serum sodium and systolic blood pressure was 0.66 (p < 0.01). The correlation between diastolic pressure and serum sodium was 0.40 (p < 0.025). Our observation linking serum sodium to blood pressure provides a lead to study mechanisms common to regulation of blood sodium and blood pressure in morbid obesity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 933-937 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical and Experimental Hypertension |
| Volume | A7 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Internal Medicine
- Physiology
