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- Title
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS. Comparison of Physical Characteristics, Peripheral Venous Circulation, and Arteriosclerosis among Women in Different Age Groups.
- Authors
Toshihide Harada; Satomi Aoi; Hiromi Ikeda; Fumiko Ishizaki; Yumiko Nitta; Mikako Mibu; Akira Sakai; Noriko Tamura; Chiho Chikamura; Tadayuki Iida; Mitsuhisa Shiokawa; Satoru Nakamura; Kohsaku Nitta; Akira Yoshida
- Abstract
Objective: To compare changes in physical characteristics, peripheral venous circulation, and arteriosclerosis among women in different age groups. Design: An observational study. Materials and Methods: This study involved 91 women. Of these, 28 were designated as young (21.1 ± 0.8, years old) and the other 63 were designated as middle aged and elderly (63.7 ±7.1, years old). Physical characteristics included height, weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure, percentage of body fat mass (%FM), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and basal metabolic rate (BMR). Arteriosclerosis was studied using brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). Peripheral venous circulation was monitored using venous oxygenation index (VOI) and width of peripheral veins. Results: Physical characteristics were different among the groups. Specifically, baPWV of all young women was less than 14.0 m/s compared with that of 38 (60.3%) middle aged and elderly women, which was greater than 14.0m/s. This was an indication of arteriosclerosis due to aging. VOI of middle aged and elderly women tended to be lower than that of younger women (p = 0.095). Width of peripheral veins was not significantly different in each group. Conclusions: In this study, baPWV proved to be a better marker of age-related arteriosclerosis than VOI or width of peripheral veins among women of different ages.
- Subjects
AGE distribution; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD circulation; HEMODYNAMICS; SCIENTIFIC observation; WOMEN'S health; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 2, p233
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article