Sex-dependent association between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and obesity in relation to sodium intake in children

Obesity is a complex condition that is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and is associated with an increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is well characterized in the control of blood pressure. This study investigated...

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Published in:	Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 525 - 530
Main Authors:	Yang, Soo Jin, Kim, Sunyoung, Park, Hyesoon, Kim, Seon-Mee, Choi, Kyung-Mook, Lim, Yunsook, Lee, Myoungsook
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2013 Elsevier Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adiposity administration & dosage alleles Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure Body Mass Index boys Cardiovascular diseases Child Children Children & youth Cholesterol Cross-Sectional Studies diabetes Diet Environmental factors enzymology Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenterology and Hepatology gender Gender-dependent association Gene Deletion Gene Frequency genetics Genotype girls Heterozygote Humans Hypertension Korea (South) Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Metabolic disorders Mutagenesis, Insertional Obesity Obesity - enzymology Obesity - genetics odds ratio peptidyl-dipeptidase A Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A - genetics Polymorphism, Genetic Polymorphism, Genetic - genetics Republic of Korea risk Sex Factors Sodium Sodium intake Sodium, Dietary Sodium, Dietary - administration & dosage Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Waist Circumference Republic of Korea Korea (South) Obesity Gender-dependent association Adiposity Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism Sodium intake Human Enzyme Nutrition disorder Sex Renin angiotensin system Association Sodium Angiotensin Deletion Child Nutritional status Polymorphism
ISSN:	0899-9007, 1873-1244, 1873-1244
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