Reference value of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity for the eastern Chinese population and potential influencing factors

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Ai Zi-sheng²  Li Jue²  Liu Zhong-min¹  Fan Hui-min¹  Dai-fu Zhang¹  Zhu Yun²  Li-juan Zhang²  Wen-qing Zhu²  Yan Bao² 

[1] ,Tongji University College of Medicine Department of Preventive MedicineShanghai,China

关键词: Pulse wave velocity;    Reference value;    Age;    Gender;    Influencing factor;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500108

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present study was conducted to obtain reference values for brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and to evaluate influencing factors of baPWV according to gender. Using automatic devices, baPWV was measured simultaneously in 2095 subjects. A total of 647 healthy subjects, none of whom presented atherosclerotic risk factors, were analyzed in the present study. Two different statistical methods were used to obtain reference values for baPWV according to subject gender and age. The association between baPWV value and gender, as well as other features, were analyzed. For male subjects, multiple stepwise analysis showed that age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR), and plasma levels of triglycerides (TG) were independent predictors of baPWV. For female subjects, age, SBP, HR, and plasma levels of uric acid (UA) were independent predictors of baPWV. In male subjects, the upper limits of baPWV values were 1497.43/1425.00, 1518.67/1513.25, 1715.97/1726.50, 1925.20/1971.90, and 2310.18/2115.00 cm/s, obtained using two different statistical methods for the age ranges of 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 and older, respectively. For females, the upper limits of baPWV values were 1426.70/1411.13, 1559.15/1498.95, 1733.50/1739.00, 1958.63/1973.78, and 2720.80/2577.00 cm/s for the age ranges of 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 and older, respectively. Aging is the most important influencing factor for baPWV value and its effect is more prominent in females. The reference values of baPWV according to age and gender may be useful for the clinical diagnosis and preventive therapy of cardiovascular diseases.

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