The level of adipokines in young people with hypertension and abdominal obesity

Objective. To investigate the adipokine blood profile in young people with hypertension (HTN) and abdominal obesity (AO). Design and methods. In total. 530 people were included in the study, including 267 people with HTN, of which 169 had AO. In the control group (without HTN) there were 263 people comparable to the study group by gender and age. Among them there were 106 people with AO. The blood levels of adiponectin, adipsin, lipocalin-2, resistin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were determined in all examined patients by multiplex analysis. Statistical data processing was carried out with the use of SPSS 13.0 program. Results. The levels of adiponectin and lipocalin-2 were lower in the group of HTN patients by 1,46 (p < 0,01) and 1,14 times (p < 0,05), respectively. The level of adipsin in HTN patients was significantly higher (p < 0,01) by 19,14 % compared to the control. The levels of resistin and PAI- did not differ in the control group and the group with HTN. Adiponectin level was 1,35 times lower (p < 0,05) in the group with AO compared to those without AO, the other indicators did not differ in the AO group and controls. In the HTN group, higher levels of PAI-1 were found in the subgroup with AO. When comparing the subgroup without HTN and without AO with the subgroup with HTN and AO, a significant decrease in concentration of adiponectin and lipocalin-2 was found. For the subgroups with AO, a decrease in adiponectin levels and an increase in adipsin levels  (p < 0,01) were found in HTN patients. No statistically significant difference was found for the remaining indicators. The relative chance of early onset HTN was associated with the decrease in adiponectin and lipocalin-2 levels, and with the increase in adipsin levels, regardless of gender, age and the presence of AO. Conclusions. Thus, an increased level of adipsin and a reduced level of adiponectin and lipocalin-2 can serve as potential biomarkers indicating a high probability of developing early HTN in people under 45 years of age.