ABSTRACT
Increased or unchanged urinary zinc excretion has been reported in
hypertension. In the present article, this observation was confirmed in a
group of 10 untreated hypertensive patients of both sexes that had no diabetes
or obesity. The 24-h zinc excretion was significantly different between
the patients: 7.46±3.01 μmol and healthy controls: 5.19±2.19 μmol (p