Arterial stiffness and hypertension status in Afro-Caribbean men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

African ancestry individuals are at high risk for hypertensive cardiovascular disease (CVD) and could benefit from early detection of arterial stiffening. We tested the association between the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension categorizations, which include new blood pressure (BP) cutoffs and a definition for elevated BP, and arterial stiffness in 772 Afro-Caribbean men aged 50+ years (mean 64 years).

Methods

Arterial stiffness was assessed by brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity (PWV) using a waveform analyzer. Hypertension groups were based on the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines and by pharmacologic control status. Multiple linear/logistic regression was used to determine the association of PWV with BP and hypertension.

Results

Mean (SD) PWV was 1609 (298) cm/s and was inde

SUBMITTER: Kuipers AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6355357 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature