Advancing age, raised blood pressure, increased cholesterol and triglycerides, and reduced HDL cholesterol were significantly correlated with reduced aorto-iliac arterial compliance in 45 healthy men.
Cross-Sectional (n=45)
What are the risk factors associated with changes in aorto-iliac arterial compliance in healthy men?
In healthy men, arterial compliance is independently reduced by advancing age, adverse lipid profiles, and raised blood pressure.
Doppler ultrasound was used to measure pulse wave velocity down the aorta and iliac arteries. Arterial wall compliance was calculated from pulse wave velocity in 45 apparently healthy men. Their arterial compliance fell significantly with advancing age, raised blood pressure, increased serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reduced serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. The correlation between compliance and age was independent of the other risk factors, and the correlation between compliance and lipid status was independent of age and blood pressure. There was no significant correlation between compliance and area under the glucose tolerance curve.
Relf et al. (Wed,) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=45). Risk factor assessment (age, blood pressure, lipids) was evaluated on Aorto-iliac arterial compliance. Advancing age, raised blood pressure, increased cholesterol and triglycerides, and reduced HDL cholesterol were significantly correlated with reduced aorto-iliac arterial compliance in 45 healthy men.