Ethnicity and arterial stiffness in Brazil.

摘要: BACKGROUND The impact of increased central arterial stiffness as a predictor morbidity and mortality, independently other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, has been established. main aim the present work was to investigate association ethnicity on in different ethnic groups from Brazilian population. METHODS A total 1,427 individuals general population were randomly selected Vitoria City metropolitan area 588 Amerindians native community Brazil. classified by standard questionnaire Caucasian descent, African or Mulattos (considered racially mixed subjects). Pulse wave velocity (PWV) measured with noninvasive automatic device (Complior, Colson; Garges les Gonesses, France). RESULTS Hemodynamic data PWV, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean (MBP) higher descent than (P < 0.001). These results still observed after adjustment for age In addition, studying only normotensive individuals, PWV adjusted levels lower when compared 0.01), showing, without possible confounder effects time severity hypertension medication use, that is associated our CONCLUSION study highly admixtured able demonstrate an between stiffness.