[Multidisciplinary epidemiological observations on the role of mineral elements and other environmental factors in inducing essential arterial hypertension]

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 1996 Jan-Jun;100(1-2):88-93.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

The results of a pluridisciplinary epidemiological study carried out on a series of 225 adults from rural areas, in whom the prevalence of arterial hypertension disease (AHTD) and borderline (AHTB) was of 19.0% and 14.4%, respectively, are presented. In 19.0% of the carriers of over five associated risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the classical lipid constants (triglycerides-TG. total lipids-TL. total cholesterol-TC. HDL-cholesterol-HDL-c), plasma (PML) and erythrocyte magnesium level (EML), as compared to the degree of drinking water mineralization were determined. The environmental conditions, also expressed in water hardness (21.650 G) or magnesium water intake (85.13 mg/l) correlate in 41.0% of the subjects with a decrease in PML (1.8 mg/l) and in 70.48 with a decrease in EML (4.8 mg/l) through the association of some behavioral or metabolic risk factors: stress, consumption of atherogenic foods, excess alcohol and lipid dysmetabolism (TG: 130-140 mg/l = 59.5%; TL: 8 g%-30.9%; TC: 220 mg/l = 19%; HDL-c: 35 mg/l + 1.9%).

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / blood
  • Hypertension / epidemiology
  • Hypertension / etiology*
  • Lipids / blood
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
  • Trace Elements / adverse effects*
  • Trace Elements / analysis
  • Water Supply / analysis
  • Water Supply / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Trace Elements