Association between trunk flexibility and renal flow pulsatility in middle-aged and older adults.
Exp Gerontol
; 172: 112060, 2023 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36526099
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recent clinical studies have indicated that poor trunk flexibility is associated with arterial stiffness in the aged. Arterial stiffness leads to elevated renal flow pulsatility, which accelerates age-related renal dysfunction and damages. However, data indicating the potential link between flexibility fitness and renal flow pulsatility are lacking. This study examined the cross-sectional association between trunk flexibility and renal flow pulsatility in middle-aged and older adults.METHODS:
A total of 175 middle-aged and older adults (aged 63 ± 9 years) were included in this study. Sit-and-reach tests (SRT) were performed to assess their trunk flexibility. Using a Doppler ultrasound, renal pulsatility index (PI) and resistive index (RI) were measured as parameters of renal flow pulsatility.RESULTS:
The study found that, in middle-aged and older adults, the SRT score was an independent determinant of renal PI (ß = -0.134, P = 0.027) and RI (ß = -0.135, P = 0.027). In the one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), the renal PI and RI in the older group with a lower SRT score were found to be significantly higher than those in the middle-aged group.CONCLUSIONS:
Trunk flexibility is an independent determinant of renal flow pulsatility in middle-aged and older adults.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Estudos Transversais
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Rigidez Vascular
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Falência Renal Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Gerontol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão