Study on the relationship between artherosclerosis and insulin resistance with hypertension in patients

Objective To investigate the relationship between hypertension,insulin resistance and artherosclerosis.Methods Sixty patients with essential hypertension were recruited.According to the level of homeostasis model assessment(HOMA-IR),HOMA-IR≥2.8 as the standard of insulin resistance,twenty-seven patients were classified as essential hypertension with insulin resistance(EH with IR),and thirty-three as essential hypertension without insulin resistance(EH without IR).Another 20 healthy individuals were selected as the control groups.HOMA-IR was calculated as a measture of insulin resistance.Carotid IMT and inner diameter were measured by logic9 colour ultrasonography.Results Common carotid artery IMT(CCA-IMT) in patients of control groups,EH without IR and EH with IR were increased gradually,and compare each of them there is a statistical significance(P0.05).