Abstract
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been used as a measurement for arterial stiffness, a predictor of cardiovascular risk. Tracking describes the stability of a measurement over time. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tracking stability of carotid-femoral (cfPWV), carotid-radial (crPWV) and carotid-distal (cdPWV) PWV in young adults and their associations with anthropometric and hemodynamic measurements. cfPWV, crPWV and cdPWV were measured by tonometric (SphygmoCor) technique in 531 subjects (aged 23.7 +/- 4.9 with 42.9% African Americans and 49.9% females). Out of these subjects, 142 subjects had all these 3 PWV measurements evaluated again during their next visit with an average follow-up time of 2 years. In the tracking analysis on the data from the 142 subjects, cfPWV displayed moderate to relatively high tracking ability (r=0.61, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 786-791 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | HYPERTENSION RESEARCH |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov-2016 |
Keywords
- arterial stiffness
- longitudinal study
- pulse wave velocity
- tracking
- STAGE RENAL-DISEASE
- CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
- BLOOD-PRESSURE
- YOUNG-ADULTS
- AORTIC STIFFNESS
- AFRICAN-AMERICAN
- MORTALITY
- YOUTH
- HERITABILITY
- METAANALYSIS