Association between smoking status and the parameters of vascular structure and function in adults: results from the EVIDENT study.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
; 13: 109, 2013 Dec 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The present study analyses the relation between smoking status and the parameters used to assess vascular structure and function.METHODS:
This cross-sectional, multi-centre study involved a random sample of 1553 participants from the EVIDENT study. MEASUREMENTS The smoking status, peripheral augmentation index and ankle-brachial index were measured in all participants. In a small subset of the main population (265 participants), the carotid intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity were also measured.RESULTS:
After controlling for the effect of age, sex and other risk factors, present smokers have higher values of carotid intima-media thickness (p = 0.011). Along the same lines, current smokers have higher values of pulse wave velocity and lower mean values of ankle-brachial index but without statistical significance in both cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Among the parameters of vascular structure and function analysed, only the IMT shows association with the smoking status, after adjusting for confounders.
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Assunto principal:
Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo
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Fumar
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Índice Tornozelo-Braço
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Espessura Intima-Media Carotídea
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article