The reported correlation between plasma calcium and blood pressure has been investigated in 412 young men and women. In this sample, it seemed to be due to a stronger correlation between blood pressure and plasma albumin. Blood pressures were also significantly correlated with plasma high-density lipoprotein in men and with plasma uric acid in women.
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