P2-9 Amino acids and incidence of hypertension in a Dutch older population: the Rotterdam Study

Background Epidemiological studies have shown an association between dietary protein and hypertension, which may be attributed to specific amino acids (AAs). We examined the relation of dietary arginine, cysteine, lysine, proline and tyrosine with incident hypertension in 1958 men and women from the Rotterdam Study, aged ≥55 years, who were not treated with antihypertensive medication and were normotensive at baseline. Methods HRs (95% CI) were calculated in tertiles of AA intake (expressed as percentage of total protein intake), using a Cox proportional model with adjustment for ag... Mehr ...