Key result
Higher brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity was strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, with the highest quartile yielding an adjusted odds ratio of 10.4 in men and 16.3 in women compared to the lowest quartile.
Why the study?
Is higher brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity associated with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Chinese adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,018)
Is higher brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity associated with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Chinese adults?
Odds Ratio: 10.4 (95% CI 4.53–24)
p-value: p=<0.001
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Chinese individuals, independent of insulin resistance and obesity, with optimal predictive cut-off values differing by gender.
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May inform metabolic syndrome risk stratification in middle-aged Chinese adults; leaves open prospective validation and causality.
Lai et al. (2009) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic Syndrome (n=1,018). Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) vs. Lowest baPWV quartile was evaluated on Presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) (OR 10.4, 95% CI 4.53-24.0, p=<0.001). Higher brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity was strongly associated with metabolic syndrome, with the highest quartile yielding an adjusted odds ratio of 10.4 in men and 16.3 in women compared to the lowest quartile.
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