Effect of oral antihypertensive drugs on biochemical dosages in the elderly

Objective: to compare serum levels of uric acid, glucose, potassium and sodium in elderly users and non-users of oral antihypertensive drugs. Methods: observational, case-control study, including 232 elderly people with mean age 68.9 ± 7.4 years, of which 116 use and 116 do not use oral antihyperten...

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Main Authors: Maria Elizana Martins de Meneses Carvalho, Eucário Leite Monteiro Alves, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-01-01
Series:Rev Rene
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=324049336018