Search for: [Abstract = "nd fat mass was conducted using the method of bioelectrical impedance \(Bodystat® Quadscan 4000, Isle of Man, British Isles\). Statistical analyses were performed using SAS \(SAS Institute, Cary, NC\) version 9.3. \; Results\: The study group consisted of 138 parents \(57 men, 81 women\) and 165 descendants \(79 men, 86 women\). Average age of parents was 61.5 ± 7.9 years, and of descendants 34.8 ± 8.4 years. There were no significant differences between the groups in the values of blood pressure on ambulatory monitoring, except for the daytime diastolic blood pressure that was lower in parents \(75.4 ± 7.7 vs 77.4 ± 8.2 mm Hg, p <0, 05\). Mean urinary sodium excretion in parents was 175 ± 71 mmol \/ d, and the descendants’ group 161 ± 65 mmol \/ d and was not significantly different. No difference was found between serum VEGF\-C levels, nor between generations neither genders. Multivariate regression analyse were adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, use of antihypertensive drugs, declared smoking and alcohol consumption. In whole study group there was no association between serum VEGF\-C and blood pressure throughout 24 hours, daytime and nighttime. In subgroup analysis of participants never treated with antihypertensive medications there was observed a negative correlation between serum VEGF\-C and systolic \(β \[Beta \- regression coefficient\] \-0.0017, p=0.047\) and diastolic \(β \-0.0014, p"]

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