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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2026

Association between creatinine-to-body weight ratio and arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in the Chinese population.

Yuan Shen, Wenbo Zhang, Xue Tian, Yijun Zhang, Qin Xu, Xue Xia, Chenhao Zheng, Xinsheng Han, Xingquan Zhao, Anxin Wang

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Yuan Shen *Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wenbo Zhang *Department of Neurology, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Xinxiang Medical University, Kaifeng, China.
Xue Tian *Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yijun ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Qin XuDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xue XiaDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chenhao ZhengStatistics-Mathematics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New-Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Xinsheng HanDepartment of Neurology, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Xinxiang Medical University, Kaifeng, China.
Xingquan ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Anxin WangDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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Few studies have explored the relationship between the creatinine-to-body weight ratio (Cre/BW) and arterial stiffness. Consequently, this research aimed to investigate the association in the Chinese population. This investigation used data from the Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormalities Community (APAC) study, where brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured. After a 2-year follow-up period, 1,651 individuals participated in the longitudinal analysis, among whom 464 people had baPWV ≥1,400 cm/s. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression was employed to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the risk of arterial stiffness. The findings from both the cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were largely in agreement, with the fully adjusted ORs in the highest tertile of the Cre/BW ratio being 1.36 (95% CI, 1.21-1.64) and 2.09 (95% CI, 1.52-2.87), respectively. Restricted cubic splines (RCS) analyses revealed a J-shaped associated in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Subgroup analysis showed that the associations were stronger in participants younger than 60 years (1.40; 95% CI, 1.15-1.71,

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arterial stiffnesscreatininecross-sectional analysislongitudinal analysisskeletal muscle massweight

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