Metabolic Precursors of Hypertension

Background:

The relation of possible metabolic precursors (especially insulin resistance) to hypertension has been controversial. In addition, these associations may differ by level of obesity or ethnicity.

Methods:

We followed up 1039 initially nondiabetic, nonhypertensive subjects from the San Antonio Heart Study for 7 years.

Results:

Hypertension developed in 93 subjects. Age, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio,...