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P45 RENIN AT DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN A BI-ETHNIC POPULATION: THE AFRICAN-PREDICT STUDY

Authors
Johannes van Rooyen1, Hugo Huisman2, Leonè Malan2, Catharina Mels2, Ruan Kruger2, Lebo Gafane-Matemane2, Shani Botha2, Alta Schutte2
1Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) and South African Medical Research Council (SaMRC) Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, South Africa
2Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) and South African Medical Research Council (SaMRC), South Africa
Available Online 6 December 2017.
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Abstract

Background and objectives: It is widely accepted that regular physical exercise reduces the BP, particularly in hypertensive individuals. It is recommended in the prevention of hypertension to assist in BP control. The BP lowering mechanisms of exercise remain largely elusive, we therefore evaluated the RAAS as a regulator of arterial BP.

Methods: The sub-study was embedded in the African Prospective study on the Early Detection and Identification of Cardiovascular disease and Hypertension (African- PREDICT) and included 111 white and 99 black participants aged 20–30 years.

Office- and central blood pressure as well as other cardiovascular variables were measured. Renin was analysed with an ELISA- and aldosterone with a RIA kit.

Results: The BP decreased significantly in the white but not in the black participants when tertiles for physical activity levels were compared. The total renin (renin + prorenin) level decreased significantly from 789.2 to 700.0 pg/ml (p = 0.04) in the white but not in the black participants (821.6 to 806.6 pg/ml; p = 0.84) with high physical activity level. In multiple regression analysis, in the white participants, MAP and aldosterone contributed significantly and independently to the low renin in the third percentile for physical activity level. This was not evident in the black participants.

Conclusion: Only in white participants high physical activity levels were associated with decreased blood pressure and the RAAS may be an important mechanism in this regard.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
20 - C
Pages
68 - 68
Publication Date
2017/12/06
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
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1872-9312
DOI
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