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Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV) in Males with Hypertension: A Community-Based Cross-Section Study in North China
- Source :
- Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in hypertensive males. MATERIAL AND METHODS Altogether, 14 866 male hypertensive participants were included in the analysis. Participants were divided into 3 groups: low BMI group (BMI
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
China
Multivariate analysis
Cross-sectional study
Arteriosclerosis
Blood Pressure
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Pulse Wave Analysis
Logistic regression
Body Mass Index
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Vascular Stiffness
Asian People
Risk Factors
Clinical Research
Internal medicine
Bayesian multivariate linear regression
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Medicine
Humans
Ankle Brachial Index
Pulse wave velocity
Aged
business.industry
nutritional and metabolic diseases
General Medicine
Odds ratio
Middle Aged
Confidence interval
Logistic Models
Cardiovascular Diseases
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hypertension
Multivariate Analysis
Ankle
business
Body mass index
Ankle Joint
Blood Flow Velocity
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16433750
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....de4c9a64288b88500aa5e2a942d605d2