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Falbová D, Vorobeľová L, Siváková D, Beňuš R. Association between FTO (rs17817449) genetic variant, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women. Am J Hum Biol 2021; 34:e23672. [PMID: 34436809 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study investigates associations between the FTO rs 17817449 genetic variant, liver enzymes, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women. METHODS We assessed 576 Slovak women aged 39 to 65 years. The women were interviewed and examined during their medical examination at local Health Centers and then divided into subgroups according to their blood pressure status; 255 women with hypertension and 321 normotensive. The FTO genetic variant was detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Resultant data was analyzed by linear regression analysis and general linear models to adjust for risk factors associated with gamma-glutamyl transferase levels (GGT), including waist to hip ratio (WHR) and uric acid (UA). RESULTS A significant association between the FTO variant and GGT levels was observed in the hypertensive group after control for confounding covariates, including WHR and UA (p = .004). The predicted GGT level for GT/TT hypertensive carriers is 0.158 μkat/L higher than for GG carriers. Moreover, the two-way analysis of covariance revealed significant interaction between FTO effects and hypertension on logGGT levels (p = .042). Finally, hypertensive women with the T-allele had the highest estimated marginal mean value of logGGT at -0.39 μkat/L while the GG-genotype in both hypertensive and normotensive women had the lowest value at -0.54 μkat/L. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the FTO (rs17817449) variant is associated with higher serum GGT levels in hypertensive midlife women.
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- Darina Falbová
- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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The association between hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors among non-diabetic Saudis adults-A cross sectional study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246568. [PMID: 33621259 PMCID: PMC7901777 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Population specific associations between cardiovascular disease with various risk factors including pre-hypertension and hypertension were reported. We aimed to investigate the association of higher than optimal blood pressure with measures of dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and markers of inflammation in non-diabetic Saudi adults hoping to improve current Saudi guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease. Volunteers were recruited randomly from public healthcare centers in Jeddah. Demographic information, blood pressure (BP), and anthropometric measurements were taken. Fasting blood samples were drawn, then again following 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test. Glycated hemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), lipid profile, highly sensitive C- reactive protein, gamma glutamyl transferase, and 1-hour plasma glucose were measured. Complete data was found for 742 men and 592 women. Pre-hypertension was found in 47.2% of men, and 24.7% of women, while 15.1% of men, and 14.6% of women were hypertensive. Means of measured variables differed significantly between normotensive, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive groups of men and women in gender specific manner. Association between measured variables and elevated BP, and hypertension were assessed using logistic regression models. After adjustment for age, body mass index and waist circumference, elevated blood pressure was associated with elevated triglycerides in men, while hypertension was significantly associated with elevated fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein- cholesterol, and low high density lipoprotein- cholesterol in men, and elevated triglycerides, and total cholesterol in women. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to measure lipid profile, specifically TG, for all diagnosed pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients in addition to FPG for men.
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Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Levels are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16533. [PMID: 30410032 PMCID: PMC6224435 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34913-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), which is mainly derived from the liver, is a sensitive marker of liver cell damage and oxidative stress. More recently, it has been found that increased GGT plasma activity is also associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, data on the relationship between GGT and cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) are lacking in nationally representative samples of the Chinese population. Here, we aim to investigate both the association between GGT and CRFs and CRF clustering. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a representative sample of 22897 adults aged 18 years and older from 2007 to 2011 nationally, which included a plurality of ethnic minorities. The participants were then divided into quartiles of sex-specific serum GGT. From the low to high GGT quartiles, the incidence of each CRF and clustered risk factors increased after adjusting for age, uric acid (UA), ethnicity, drinking, and all other risk factors. Individuals in the upper stratum (>75th percentile) had higher prevalence rates of CRFs than did those in the lower stratum (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, the subjects with clustering of 1, 2, or ≥3 CRFs were still more likely to belong to the upper GGT quartiles (75th percentiles) than were those without risk factors (all P < 0.05). In conclusion, our data highlight that there is an association between higher serum GGT levels and prevalence of CRFs, which tend to cluster with the increase in GGT activity in Chinese adults.
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Breet Y, Huisman HW, Kruger R, van Rooyen JM, Gafane-Matemane LF, Ware LJ, Schutte AE. Pulse pressure amplification and its relationship with age in young, apparently healthy black and white adults: The African-PREDICT study. Int J Cardiol 2017; 249:387-391. [PMID: 28893431 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pulse pressure amplification (PPA), i.e. the amplification from central arteries to the periphery, is inversely related to arterial stiffness, organ damage and mortality. It is known that arterial stiffness is higher in black than white populations, but it is unclear if this is due to early vascular aging. We therefore investigated whether PPA declines earlier in young normotensive black South Africans, when compared to their white counterparts. METHODS We included 875 black and white men and women from the African-PREDICT study (55% black, 41% men), aged 20-30years, with no prior diagnosis of chronic disease, screened for normotensive clinic blood pressure (BP). We determined supine central PP (cPP), and supine brachial systolic- and diastolic BP, from which brachial PP (bPP) was calculated. PPA was defined as the ratio of the amplitude of the PP between these distal and proximal locations (bPP/cPP). RESULTS We found the mean PPA to be lower in black compared to white participants (1.43 vs. 1.46; P=0.013). In black adults PPA declined earlier with increasing age (P-trend<0.001), with a weak trend in whites (P=0.069) after adjustment for sex, socio-economic status, height, heart rate and mean arterial pressure. In multivariable-adjusted regression, we found an independent inverse association between PPA and age only in the black group (β=-0.18, P=0.002). CONCLUSION PPA declines earlier with age in normotensive black adults younger than 30years, exemplifying early vascular aging which may predispose black individuals to future cardiovascular outcomes.
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- Yolandi Breet
- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa..
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Perrin-Sarrado C, Pongas M, Dahboul F, Leroy P, Pompella A, Lartaud I. Reduced Activity of the Aortic Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Does Not Decrease S-Nitrosoglutathione Induced Vasorelaxation of Rat Aortic Rings. Front Physiol 2017; 7:630. [PMID: 28066263 PMCID: PMC5168561 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aims: Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), an enzyme present on the endothelium, is involved in the release of nitric oxide (NO) from S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and in the GSNO-induced vasodilation. Endogenous GSNO is a physiological storage form of NO in tissues while exogenous GSNO is an interesting candidate for compensating for the decreased NO bioavailability occurring during cardiovascular diseases. We investigated in a rat model of human hypertension, the spontaneous hypertensive rat (SHR), submitted or not to high salt diet, whether a decreased vascular GGT activity modifies the vasorelaxant effect of GSNO. Methods: Thoracic aortic rings isolated from male SHR and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) aged 20–22 weeks—submitted or not for 8 weeks to a high salt diet (1% w/v NaCl in drinking water) were pre-constricted with phenylephrine then submitted to concentration-vasorelaxant response curves (maximal response: Emax; pD2) to carbachol or sodium nitroprusside to evaluate endothelial dependent or independent NO-induced vasodilation, or GSNO (exogenous NO vasodilation depending from the endothelial GGT activity). GGT activity was measured using a chromogenic substrate in aortic homogenates. Its role in GSNO-induced relaxation was assessed following inhibition of the enzyme activity (serine-borate complex). That of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), another redox sensitive enzyme involved in GSNO metabolism, was assessed following inhibition with bacitracin. Results: Aortic GGT activity (18–23 μmol/min/mg of tissue in adult WKY) decreased by 33% in SHR and 45% in SHR with high salt diet. Emax and pD2 for sodium nitroprusside were similar in all groups. Emax for carbachol decreased by −14%, reflecting slight endothelial NO-dependent dysfunction. The GSNO curve was slightly shifted to the left in SHR and in SHR with high salt diet, showing a small enhanced sensitivity to GSNO. Involvements of GGT, as that of PDI, in the GSNO effects were similar in all groups (pD2 for GSNO −0.5 to −1.5 following enzymatic inhibition). Conclusion: Hypertension is associated with a decreased aortic GGT activity without decreasing the vasorelaxant effects of GSNO, whose bioactivity may be supplemented through the alternative enzymatic activity of PDI.
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- Caroline Perrin-Sarrado
- EA3452 CITHEFOR "Drug Targets, Formulation and Preclinical Assessment", Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine Nancy, France
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- EA3452 CITHEFOR "Drug Targets, Formulation and Preclinical Assessment", Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine Nancy, France
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- EA3452 CITHEFOR "Drug Targets, Formulation and Preclinical Assessment", Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine Nancy, France
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- EA3452 CITHEFOR "Drug Targets, Formulation and Preclinical Assessment", Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine Nancy, France
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- Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa Medical School Pisa, Italy
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- EA3452 CITHEFOR "Drug Targets, Formulation and Preclinical Assessment", Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine Nancy, France
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Ndrepepa G, Kastrati A. Gamma-glutamyl transferase and cardiovascular disease. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2016; 4:481. [PMID: 28149843 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.12.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) is an enzyme located on the external surface of cellular membranes. GGT contributes in maintaining the physiological concentrations of cytoplasmic glutathione and cellular defense against oxidative stress via cleavage of extracellular glutathione and increased availability of amino acids for its intracellular synthesis. Increased GGT activity is a marker of antioxidant inadequacy and increased oxidative stress. Ample evidence suggests that elevated GGT activity is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, arterial hypertension, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and all-cause and CVD-related mortality. The evidence is weaker for an association between elevated GGT activity and acute ischemic events and myocardial infarction. The risk for CVD or CVD-related mortality mediated by GGT may be explained by the close correlation of GGT with conventional CVD risk factors and various comorbidities, particularly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcohol consumption, oxidative stress, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. The finding of GGT activity in atherosclerotic plaques and correlation of intra-plaque GGT activity with histological indexes of plaque instability may suggest a participation of GGT in the pathophysiology of CVD, particularly atherosclerosis. However, whether GGT has a direct role in the pathophysiology of CVD or it is an epiphenomenon of coexisting CVD risk factors or comorbidities remains unknown and Hill's criteria of causality relationship between GGT and CVD are not fulfilled. The exploration whether GGT provides prognostic information on top of the information provided by known cardiovascular risk factors regarding the CVD or CVD-related outcome and exploration of molecular mechanisms of GGT involvement in the pathophysiology of CVD and eventual use of interventions to reduce circulating GGT activity remain a duty of future studies.
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- Gjin Ndrepepa
- Department of Adult Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Adult Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany;; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Maritz M, Fourie CMT, Van Rooyen JM, Moss SJ, Schutte AE. Large artery stiffness is associated with gamma-glutamyltransferase in young, healthy adults: The African-PREDICT study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 10:772-781.e1. [PMID: 27613367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Increased arterial stiffness is linked to cardiovascular disease development, particularly in black populations. Since detrimental health behaviors in young adults may affect arterial stiffness, we determined whether arterial stiffness associates with specific health behaviors, and whether it is more pronounced in young healthy black compared to white adults. We included 373 participants (49% black, 42% men) aged 20-30 years. Mean arterial pressure was higher for blacks than whites (P < .001), but carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was similar (6.37 vs. 6.36 m/s; P = .89) after adjustment for mean arterial pressure. The black group had higher gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) (P < .001), cotinine, reactive oxygen species, interleukin-6, and monocyte-chemoattractant protein-1 (all P ≤ .017). Pulse wave velocity related positively and independently to GGT in both groups before and after multiple adjustments (both β = 0.15; P ≤ .049). Blacks had an unfavorable vascular profile and higher GGT, possibly indicating a higher vulnerability to cardiovascular disease development, including changes in arterial stiffness. However, this observation needs confirmation.
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- Melissa Maritz
- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Department of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Department of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Department of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Physical activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Department of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Department of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Gözükara MY, Börekçi A, Gür M, Aksoy N, Şeker T, Kaypaklı O, Uçar H, Türkoğlu C, Koç M, Makca İ, Akyol S, Selek Ş, Çaylı M. Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Activity is Associated With Both Paraoxonase Activity and Aortic Stiffness in Hypertensive Patients. J Clin Lab Anal 2014; 29:390-6. [PMID: 25131701 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate relationship between gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity with paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity and aortic stiffness (AS) parameters such as pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx). METHODS Measurements were obtained from 324 patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension (mean age: 55.0 ± 8.2 years). The patients were divided into two groups according to their median GGT values. PWV and AIx were calculated using the single-point method via the Mobil-O-Graph® ARCsolver algorithm. RESULTS PWV, Aix, and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) values were higher and PON1 activity values were lower in GGThigh group compared with GGTlow group (P < 0.05, for all). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that GGT activity was independently associated with PWV (β = 0.496, P < 0.001) and PON1 activity (β = -0.343, P < 0.001) as well as hs-CRP (β = 0.334, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION These results may support that increased GGT activity would be associated with both impaired antioxidant system and increased AS in hypertensive patients.
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Ankara Yenimahalle State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bezmialem Vakıf University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Qin X, Tang G, Qiu L, Xu T, Cheng X, Han S, Zhu G, Liu Y. Association between γ-glutamyltransferase and prehypertension. Mol Med Rep 2012; 5:1092-8. [PMID: 22266633 PMCID: PMC3493114 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Researchers have identified an association between baseline γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and prehypertension. However, data from China are limited. A cross-sectional study was performed among 2,205 subjects from Heilongjiang Province in China. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed a significant association between baseline GGT and prehypertension [1.59, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.18–2.16], comparing quartile 4 to quartile 1. Subgroup analyses showed a stronger association between GGT and prehypertension in Koreans; men, current alcohol drinkers and subjects with pre-diabetes. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis demonstrated that when GGT was higher than 20 U/l, the risk of developing prehypertension increased. Serum GGT is used as a biochemical liver test, but our findings suggest that baseline values may also predict prehypertension in Chinese.
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- Xuzhen Qin
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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