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Independent association of resting energy expenditure with blood pressure: confirmation in populations of the African diaspora.

Chloe CreberRichard S CooperJacob Plange-RhulePascal BovetEstelle V LambertTerrence E ForresterDale SchoellerWalter RiesenWolfgang KorteGuichan CaoAmy LukeLara R Dugas
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)
These data confirm previous reports and suggest that a common physiologic abnormality links REE and blood pressure. Elevated catecholamines, a putative metabolic characteristic of obesity, is a possible candidate to explain this association. The direct role of excess adipose tissue is open to question.
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