Effects of aging on arterial distensibility in populations with high and low prevalence of hypertension: comparison between urban and rural communities in China.

524 normal subjects of both sexes, aged 2 months to 94 years (mean age 45.6 +/- 15.3 years) in rural Guangzhou, China (low hypertension prevalence area), and a comparison group of normal subjects in urban Beijing (high hypertension prevalence area).

Arterial pulse wave velocity (aorta, arm, leg) and its relationship with agesurrogate