Key result
African American men displayed a significantly larger rate of increase in pulse wave velocity with age compared to other ethnic and sex groups (P<0.001).
Population
559 African American and European American men and women, mean age at participants' first assessment 22.3 ±…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average of 7-year
Authors
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Supports earlier vascular monitoring in young African American men; leaves open causal mechanisms and intervention effects.
Cohort (n=559)
p-value: p=<0.001
Significant ethnic and sex differences exist in longitudinal trajectories of arterial stiffness in youth and young adults, with African American men showing the largest rate of increase.
Liang et al. (2018) reported a cohort. African American men displayed a significantly larger rate of increase in pulse wave velocity with age compared to other ethnic and sex groups (P<0.001).
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