Comparison of the Risk Factors for Arterial Stiffness between Extremity Muscular and Abdominal Elastic Arteries

摘要: Purpose: Muscular artery differs from elastic in physical properties and constituents of the arterial wall. To investigate difference between muscular arteries, we measured pulse wave velocities (PWVs) lower extremity arteries (femoral ankle PWV, faPWV) abdominal (brachial femoral bfPWV), searched for relationships PWVs muscular, risk factors arteriosclerosis. Methods: 184 normal volunteers were enrolled study. Among them, ratios male/female, smoker/non-smoker, hypertension/normal 81/103, 66/118, 63/121, respectively. Using volume plethysmography, faPWV bfPWV measured. The arteriosclerosis this study age, gender, smoking, hypertension, body mass index, low density lipoprotein, high triglyceride, hemoglobin A1C, white blood cell. Results: (faPWVs) significantly faster than those (bfPWVs) (right, P＜0.001; left, P＜0.001) Multiple regression analysis revealed that independent PWV age gender P=0.008; p=0.014) arteries. However, hypertension as well P=0.009; P=0.001) other significant factors. Conclusion: significance suggests is an important factor inducing stiffness, especially