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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences
Joint Authors
Bia, Daniel
Curcio, S.
García-Espinosa, V.
Arana, M.
Chiesa, P.
Giachetto, G.
Farro, Ignacio
Brum, Javier
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aims of our work were to determine normal aging rates for structural and functional arterial parameters in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults and to identify gender-related differences in these aging rates.
Methods.
161 subjects (mean: 15 years (range: 4–28 years), 69 females) were studied.
Subjects included had no congenital or chronic diseases, nor had they been previously exposed to traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Arterial parameters assessed were (1) central blood pressure (BP) and aortic pulse wave analysis, (2) arterial local (pressure-strain elastic modulus) and regional (pulse wave velocity, PWV) stiffness, and (3) arterial diameters and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT).
Simple linear regression models (age as the independent variable) were obtained for all the parameters and the resulting rates of change were compared between genders.
Results.
No gender-related differences were found in mean values of arterial structural and functional parameters in prepubertal ages (4–8 years), but they started to appear at ~15 years.
Boys showed a greater rate of change for central systolic BP, central pulse pressure, CIMT, and carotid-femoral PWV.
Conclusion.
Gender-related differences in arterial characteristics of adults can be explained on the basis of different growing-related patterns between boys and girls, with no existing differences in prepubertal ages.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Curcio, S.& García-Espinosa, V.& Arana, M.& Farro, Ignacio& Chiesa, P.& Giachetto, G.…[et al.]. 2016. Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Curcio, S.…[et al.]. Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106233
American Medical Association (AMA)
Curcio, S.& García-Espinosa, V.& Arana, M.& Farro, Ignacio& Chiesa, P.& Giachetto, G.…[et al.]. Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences. International Journal of Hypertension. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106233
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106233