title: Arterial pulse wave velocity and risk factors for peripheral vascular disease.
abstract: Non-invasive measurement of arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) is used to diagnose peripheral vascular disease. We examined the relationship between PWV and risk factors related to peripheral vascular disease [body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), atherogenic index (AI) and blood glucose (GLU)] in 45 healthy male volunteers, aged 25-85 years. The correlation coefficient of PWV with age was r = 0.46, and the correlation coefficients of PWV with DBP, AI and GLU were r = 0.71, 0.56, and 0.22, respectively (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that 67% of the variance in PWV could be accounted for by these three variables. The relative contributions of DBP, AI and GLU to PWV were 66%, 26% and 8%, respectively. To test the applicability of PWV for clinical use, a multiple regression equation of PWV derived from these three variables was then applied to male patients with hypertension (n = 53), hyperlipidaemia (n = 35) or hyperglycaemia (n = 39). The results suggest that the multiple regression equation of PWV is an indicator that discriminates between these patient categories and healthy men.
authors.affiliation: Laboratories of Applied Physiology, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moritani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D017534:Radial Artery; D012307:Risk Factors; D014160:Transducers, Pressure
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol