Association of Fasting Insulin With Blood Pressure in Young Individuals

years), although not in adolescents (aged 13 to 17 years). Moreover, fasting insulin was more strongly related to systolic than to diastolic blood pressure. The fasting blood glucose level did not contribute independently to multivariate prediction of blood pressure in young adults. When the children and young adults were divided into tertiles according to fasting insulin and body mass index, the independent effect of insulin and body mass index on systolic pressure was also seen in children and young adults.