Investigation of Plasma Apelinlevel in Patients with Essential Hypertension Corresponding to the Type of Obesity

Abstract

BMI as a measure of obesity is a good predictor of all-cause and cardiovascu­ lar mortality, cardiovascular mortality seems to бе better predicted by abdominal or central obesity in addition to BMI. Aim of the study: to investigate apelin’s activity in patients with essential hy­ pertension with obesity according to the type of obesity