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- Title
Comparison of Peripheral Circulation and Metabolism between Summer and Winter in Middle-Aged and Elderly Females.
- Authors
Satomi Aoi; Toshihide Harada; Fumiko Ishizaki; Hiromi Ikeda; Noriko Tamura; Tadayuki Iida; Yumiko Nitta; Chiho Chikamura; Mitsuhisa Shiokawa; Kohsaku Nitta
- Abstract
Objective: This study was performed to retrospectively compare changes in the levels of seasonal changes in peripheral venous circulation, arteriosclerosis and physical characteristics in middle and elderly females. Design: A clinical study. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 52 middle and elderly females during June and December. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure, height, weight, % body fat mass (%FM), body mass index (BMI), basal metabolic rate (BMR), lean body mass (LBM), width of small vein and venous oxygenation index (VOI) were studied in June and December. Results: The levels of baPWV in June showed significantly lower than those of December. The levels of DBP in June were significantly higher than those in December. These results may suggest the progress of the arteriosclerosis by aging. The levels of %FM in June decreased significantly than those in December. The levels of LBM and BMR in June increased significantly than those in December. These results were considered aging changes rather than seasonal changes. The levels of VOI in June showed significantly higher than those in December. However, no significant difference was seen in the levels of width of small vein. These results may suggest that peripheral venous metabolic change occurred, even if morphological change of the peripheral vein was not seen in December. Conclusions: It is necessary to study VOI among middle and elderly females from the viewpoint of analyzing peripheral venous metabolic change.
- Subjects
ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD circulation; BIOELECTRIC impedance; METABOLISM; SEASONS; T-test (Statistics); TIME; WOMEN'S health; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article