P2.02 THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IN MIDDLE AGED INDIVIDUALS IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER ELASTIC, BUT NOT MUSCULAR ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
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- There is some evidence that in MetS increase of arterial stiffness may be distributed over muscular and the elastic arteries not uniformly. - The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the MS and arterial stiffness of both elastic and muscular arteries in middle aged individuals. - Methods: The cohort consisted of 951 individuals without MetS (females 338 and males 613), mean ages 54.15±5.88 and 604 with MetS (females 405 and males 199), mean ages 54.41±5.97 (p=0.69). For this investigation all those with diabetes were excluded. MetS defined according to the ATP III criteria. Following 10min supine rest, blood pressure, carotid-femoral and carotid-radial PWV (using Sphygmocor v.7) and cardiovascular index CAVI (VaSera VS-100) were measured. All patients underwent detailed assessment of cardiovascular risk factors. - Results: Aortic PWV in the MetS group (9.02 +/− 1.53m/s) was significantly higher (P<0.001) than in patients without MetS (8.67 +/− 1.58m/s). There were no significant between-group differences of carotid-radial PWV (MetS 8.92. +/− 1.21m/s, without MetS: 8.95 +/− 1.4m/s; p=0.53) or CAVI (MetS: 7.93 +/− 3.2m/s, non-MetS: 8.18 +/− 6m/s; p=0.46) values. In this study multiple logistic regression revealed that aortic but not carotid-radial PWV and CAVI were independently related to MetS (standardized regression parameter r=−1.25, p= 0.0049 after adjusting for age, gender). - Conclusions: the results therefore indicated that elastic arteries may stiffen preferentially over muscular arteries in middle aged individuals with the metabolic syndrome. 
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TY - JOUR AU - V. Dzenkeviciute AU - L. Ryliskyte AU - Z. Petrulioniene AU - J. Badariene AU - A. Laucevicius PY - 2009 DA - 2009/12/03 TI - P2.02 THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IN MIDDLE AGED INDIVIDUALS IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER ELASTIC, BUT NOT MUSCULAR ARTERIAL STIFFNESS JO - Artery Research SP - 177 EP - 177 VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 1876-4401 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.018 DO - 10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.018 ID - Dzenkeviciute2009 ER -