Insulin resistance in essential hypertension patients and effect of imidapril on it / 第三军医大学学报

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Objective To certify insuline resistance in nonobese patients with essential hypertension(EH) and observe effect of imidapril.Methods An oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT) and insulin releasing test(IRT) were performed on 40 nonobese EH patients before and after imidapril treatment,the plasma levels of glucose and insulin were tested and compared with those of 16 normal subjects.Results The insuline level of fasting or 30,60,120 min after OGTT were significantly higher than those in normal group(P