Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29145217›Full record

Observational studyAnatolian journal of cardiology2017

Association of female sex and heart rate with increased arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Min Kyung Kang, Jae Myung Yu, Kwang Jin Chun, Jaehuk Choi, Seonghoon Choi, Namho Lee, Jung Rae Cho

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Observational study in Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Min Kyung Kang
Jae Myung Yu
Kwang Jin Chun
Jaehuk Choi
Seonghoon Choi
Namho Lee
Jung Rae ChoDepartment of Cardiology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul-South Korea. jrjoe@hallym.or.kr.
Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with increased arterial stiffness (IAS) measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and its clinical implications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

methodsThis was an observational, cross-sectional study. The ankle-brachial PWV was used to measure arterial stiffness, and 310 patients (mean age, 49±9 years; 180 men) with type 2 DM were divided into two groups according to the results of PWV: Group 1 (IAS; n=214) and Group 2 (normal arterial stiffness; n=96).

resultsPatients in Group 1 were predominantly females (48% vs. 28%, p=0.001) and showed higher blood pressure and faster heart rate (HR). The glomerular filtration rate was lower and the urine microalbumin level was higher in patients with IAS. In multiple regression analysis, female sex and faster HR were independently associated with IAS. In subgroup analysis among female patients, prior stroke was more common in patients with IAS, and faster HR and increased postprandial 2-h C-peptide level were independently associated with IAS.

conclusionFemale sex and faster HR were independently associated with IAS in patients with type 2 DM. In a subgroup analysis among female patients, prior stroke was more common in patients with IAS, and faster HR and elevated postprandial 2-h C-peptide level were found to be independently associated with IAS.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Heart RateVascular StiffnessBrachial ArteryCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulsatile FlowPulse Wave AnalysisRetrospective StudiesSex Factors

Identifiers

PMID29145217
PMCPMC5731284
OpenAlexW2770415552

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