Cardiovascular health and arterial stiffness: the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: Ideal cardiovascular health is a recently defined construct by the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote cardiovascular disease reduction. Arterial stiffness is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The extent to which the presence of multiple prevalent cardiovascular risk factors and health behaviors is associated with arterial stiffness is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between the AHA construct of cardiovascular health and arterial stiffness, as indexed by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse pressure. The AHA health metrics, comprising of four health behaviors (smoking, body mass index, physical activity and diet) and three health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose), were evaluated among 505 participants i

SUBMITTER: Crichton GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079770 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature