MATERIALS AND METHODS
The tests were conducted on subjects who voluntarily enrolled in the
study and gave their written consent for participation. A group of three
female and seven male patients recently diagnosed with primary arterial
hypertension not currently under treatment and not showing clinical signs
of type 2 diabetes and obesity was included in the study. The age of the
patients was 37.7±5.1 yr. Agroup of four male and six female healthy individuals
of ages 37.0±6.2 yr was included as controls. None of the controls
had a family history of arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or obesity.