Journal
ANGIOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 454-458Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707306455
Keywords
arterial compliance; body mass index; hypertension; healthy adults
Categories
Funding
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) [R01-AG-16685]
- University of Oklahoma Research Council grant
- University by of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center General Clinical Research Center [M01-RR-14467]
- National Institutes of Health
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of age on large and small arterial compliance in apparently healthy adults, and to determine whether this effect is independent of body mass index. The subjects consisted of 126 men and women, aged 45 years and above. The subjects rested supine while Pulse contour analysis was measured from the radial artery to evaluate large and small arterial compliance. Large (12.0 +/- 4.2 mL/mm Hg X 10, mean standard deviation) and small (3.3 +/- 1.9 mL/mm Hg X 100) arterial compliance were lower in the oldest group (P = .007, P = .002, respectively) compared with the youngest (group) (15.2 +/- 4.6 mL/mm Hg X 10 and 5.0 +/- 2.5 mL/mm Hg x 100, respectively). After adjusting for body mass index, large and small arterial compliance remained lower in the oldest group. Large and small arterial compliance are decreased with advancing age, independent of body mass index.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available