Leptin, not adiponectin, predicts hypertension in the Copenhagen City Heart Study

Camilla Lundegaard Asferg, Rasmus Møgelvang, Allan Flyvbjerg, Jan Frystyk, Jan S Jensen, Jacob L Marott, M Appleyard, Gorm Boje Jensen, Jørgen Jeppesen

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    Abstract

    Background: Leptin and adiponectin are hormones secreted by adipose tissue, and both hormones are candidate intermediaries between adipose tissue and overweight-related diseases. So far, no prospective study has been published where the independent effects of these two hormones on the development of hypertension have been directly compared. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between plasma levels of leptin and adiponectin and new-onset hypertension in the Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS). Methods: In a prospective study design, we examined new-onset hypertension in 620 women and 300 men who were normotensive in the third CCHS examination, which was performed in 1991-1994. Results: Between the third and the fourth CCHS examination, which was performed in 2001-2003, 254 had developed hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) 140mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90mmHg, or use of antihypertensive medication. Using logistic regression analysis, adjusting for age, sex, estimated glomerular filtration rate, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), fibrinogen, and glucose, and with leptin and adiponectin included in the same model, leptin was significantly associated with new-onset hypertension with an odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.28 (1.08-1.53; P 0.005) for 1s.d. higher level of log-transformed leptin, whereas adiponectin was not significantly associated with new-onset hypertension having an odds ratio of 1.02 (0.84-1.24; P = 0.83) for 1s.d. higher level of log-transformed adiponectin. Conclusions: In the CCHS, leptin, but not adiponectin, was a significant independent predictor of new-onset hypertension.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAmerican Journal of Hypertension
    Volume23
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)327-33
    Number of pages6
    ISSN0895-7061
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2010

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