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Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
The purpose of this study was to determine
whether sodium-resistant hypertensives are more insulin resistant and
whether dietary sodium restriction improves insulin sensitivity in
older hypertensives. Insulin sensitivity was assessed by a frequently
sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test to determine the insulin
sensitivity index (SI) after 1 wk each of low- (20 mmol · l
1 · day
1)
and high- (200 mmol · l
1 · day
1)
sodium diets in 21 older (63 ± 2 yr) hypertensives. Subjects were
grouped on the difference in mean arterial blood pressure (MABP)
between diets [sodium sensitive (SS):
5-mmHg increase in MABP
on the high-sodium diet (n = 14);
sodium resistant (SR): <5-mmHg increase in MABP on the high-sodium
diet (n = 7)]. There was no
dietary sodium effect on fasting plasma insulin or
SI. An analysis of variance
indicated a significant (P = 0.0002)
group effect, with SS individuals having lower fasting plasma insulins on the low- (13 ± 2 vs. 27 ± 3 µU/ml) and high- (12 ± 2 vs. 22 ± 3 µU/ml) sodium diets compared with SR individuals.
Similarly, there was a significant (P = 0.0002) group effect in regard to SI, with SS individuals having
significantly higher SI on the low- (3.26 ± 0.60 vs. 0.91 ± 0.31 µU × 10
4 · min
1 · ml
1)
and high- (3.45 ± 0.51 vs. 1.01 ± 0.30 µU × 10
4 · min
1 · ml
1)
sodium diets compared with SR individuals. We conclude that SR
individuals exhibit a greater degree of insulin resistance than SS
individuals and that dietary sodium restriction fails to improve
insulin sensitivity regardless of sodium sensitivity status.
aging
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