Study of the Relation between Il-6, Insulin Resistance, and Blood Pressure in Essential Hypertensive Patients

Elsayed, Amira M.; Lbrahim, Walaa M.; Grawesh, Sayed A.; Elbadawy, Ayman M.

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2022.239183

Study of the Relation between Il-6, Insulin Resistance, and Blood Pressure in Essential Hypertensive Patients

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.239183

Abstract

Background: One of the most important cardiovascular risk factors is essential hypertension, a disease that affects a large percentage of the population.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish a probable relationship between IL-6 levels and both insulin resistance and essential hypertension.
Methods: This is a case-control study. Ninety participants were involved: sixty essential hypertensive patients and thirty healthy control who were matched for age and gender. The fasting and two-hour postprandial plasma glucose, serum fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, and serum IL6 levels of all patients and control group were all examined.
Results: In comparison to the control group, fasting insulin and the HOMA-IR values in the hypertension group were considerably higher. The median level of IL-6 in the hypertensive group (5.85 pg /ml) was substantially greater than in the control group (1.49 pg /ml). Overall fasting insulin, fasting blood glucose, and HOMA-IR showed positive correlation with IL-6, which is an indicator of insulin resistance.
Conclusion: Screening of IL-6 may be an indicator of insulin resistance in hypertensive patient. Further research into the processes underlying these connections is required.

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