Relationship between Sum of the Four Limbs’ Pulse Pressure and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Atherosclerosis Risk Factors in Chinese Adults

The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the sum of the four limbs’ pulse pressure (Sum-PP) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and atherosclerosis risk factors and evaluate the feasibility of Sum-PP in diagnosing atherosclerosis systemically. For the purpose,...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-7
Main Authors: Huo, Yanhong, Zhang, Wenbo, Shu, Hua, Li, Zongbin, Zheng, Yansong, Huang, Jianhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Ankle
Ankle Brachial Index - methods
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis - etiology
Atherosclerosis - physiopathology
Blood Flow Velocity - physiology
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body fat
Body mass index
Cholesterol
Clinical Study
Cross-Sectional Studies
Extremities (Anatomy)
Extremities - physiopathology
Family medical history
Female
Gender
Health aspects
Homocysteine
Humans
Hypertension
Laboratories
Low density lipoprotein
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Pulse - methods
Risk
Risk Factors
Smoking
Statistical analysis
Studies
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the sum of the four limbs’ pulse pressure (Sum-PP) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and atherosclerosis risk factors and evaluate the feasibility of Sum-PP in diagnosing atherosclerosis systemically. For the purpose, a cross-sectional study was conducted on the basis of medical information of 20748 adults who had a health examination in our hospital. Both Sum-PP and baPWV exhibited significant variations among different human populations grouped by gender, smoking, drinking, and age. Interestingly, Sum-PP had similar varying tendency with baPWV in different populations. And further study in different populations showed that Sum-PP was significantly positively related to baPWV. We also investigated the relationship between Sum-PP, baPWV, and cardiovascular risk factors, respectively. We found that both Sum-PP and baPWV had significant positive correlation with atherosclerosis risk factors while both of them were negatively related to HDL-c. In addition, there was a significant close correlation between Sum-PP and baPWV in the whole population (r=0.4616, P
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2015/434516