Plasma renin activity studies in a group of African neonates and children

Plasma renin activity studies in a group of African neonates and children

Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) was determined in a group of 50 Cameroonian newborns and 50 Cameroonian children aged 1-15 years under resting conditions in order to establish baseline values, and also to investigate the relationship between PRA distribution, and blood pressure levels, age, or body weig...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 128
Main Authors: Youmbissi, T J, Tedong, F, Fairbank, S T, Blackett-Ngu, K, Mbede, J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01-06-1990
Subjects:
Adolescent
African Continental Ancestry Group
Age Factors
Birth Weight
Blood Pressure - physiology
Cameroon
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Renin - blood
Sex Factors
Cameroon
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Summary:Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) was determined in a group of 50 Cameroonian newborns and 50 Cameroonian children aged 1-15 years under resting conditions in order to establish baseline values, and also to investigate the relationship between PRA distribution, and blood pressure levels, age, or body weight. Mean PRA values were 0.98 +/- 0.78 ng/ml/h at birth and 1.17 +/- 0.92 ng/ml/h in older children. These values did not correlate with birth weight, age, or blood pressure levels. These results are lower than figures reported in comparable groups of American white and black children, and also in European or Asian children.
ISSN:0142-6338
DOI:10.1093/tropej/36.3.128