• Department of Cardiology, No. 10 Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China;
ZHANGYi, Email: yizshcn@gmail.com
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Objective To investigate the association of arterial stiffness with cardiovascular risk factors. Methods From July 2014 to August 2015, 1 599 participants aged over 65 years old were recruited from 10 communities located in the northern Shanghai. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) was measured by SphygmoCor device. Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed by questionnaire, anthropometry or conventional biochemical measurements. SPSS 20.0 was applied for data management and statistical analysis. Results Cf-PWV was significantly associated with cardiovascular risk factors (P<0.001). Moreover, with the accumulating cardiovascular risk factors, cf-PWV increased gradually and significantly (P<0.001). The increasing trend remained significant in all participants, in men and in women, respectively. Conclusion Arterial stiffness is significantly associated with cardiovascular risk factors and their accumulation.

Citation: XUJin, QINYan-li, WANGKai, LVYu-yan, XIONGJing, BAIBin, YUShi-kai, ZHOUYi-wu, CHIChen, ZHANGYi, XUYa-wei. Association of Arterial Stiffness with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: the Northern Shanghai Study. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(12): 1365-1369. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160206 Copy

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