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KMID : 0384320110320070406
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2011 Volume.32 No. 7 p.406 ~ p.411
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The Relationship among Pulse Wave Velocity, Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index and Heart Rate Variability in Adult Males
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Ahn Jeong-Hwan
Kong Mi-Hee
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Abstract
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Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) are non-invasive tools to measure atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness. Heart rate variability (HRV) has proven to be a non-invasive powerful tool in the investigation of the autonomic cardiovascular control. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among PWV, ABI, and HRV parameters in adult males.
Methods: The study was carried out with 117 males who visited a health care center from April, 2009 to May, 2010. We conducted blood sampling (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, cholesterol, fasting glucose) and physical examination. We studied brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) and ABI. We examined HRV parameters including standard deviation of NN interval (SDNN), low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), LF/HF ratio. We analyzed the relationship among baPWV, ABI, and HRV parameters.
Results: SDNN had a signifi cant negative correlation with age, systolic blood pressure and heart rate. LF and HF had a signifi cant negative correlation with age, and age and heart rate, respectively. baPWV was signifi cantly and positively associated with age, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, total cholesterol, fasting glucose and heart rate. ABI was negative correlated significantly with systolic and diastolic blood pressures and heart rate. After adjusting for all associated variables, baPWV was not correlated with HRV parameters, but there was a signifi cant positive association between SDNN and ABI (r = 0.195, P = 0.014).
Conclusion: SDNN of HRV parameters had a signifi cant positive correlation with ABI.
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KEYWORD
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Heart Rate Variability, Pulse Wave Velocity, Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index
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