TY - JOUR
T1 - Reference values for arterial stiffness indices in an Omani Arab population
AU - Al-Hashmi, Khamis M.
AU - Al-Abri, Mohammed A.
AU - Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim S.
AU - Al-Waili, Khalid A.
AU - Al-Rasadi, Khalid H.
AU - Al-Sabti, Hilal A.
AU - Hassan, Mohammed O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Objectives: To determine the reference values of arterial stiffness indices, particularly augmentation index (AIx) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) using applanation tonometry in a healthy Omani Arab population.Results: The mean age of the cohort was 38 years for men, and 35 years for women, with the ages ranging from 20-53 years. Te overall mean central AIx was 13±11%, and for AoPWV was 6.7±1.6 m/s. Te central AIx was higher in women (17 versus 10%; p<0.001), whereas the AoPWV was higher in men (7.1 versus 6.3 m/s; p=0.003). Subjects were categorized according to the gender and age decade, and reference values for CPP, central AIx, and AoPWV were obtained.Conclusion: This study reports the reference values for arterial stifness indices from an Omani Arab population; the results of which should be interpreted in the context of its limitations.Methods: This prospective study was carried out in the Department of Clinical Physiology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman over a 2-year period from June 2011 to June 2013. Te central AIx, aortic PWV (AoPWV), and central pulse pressure (CPP) were recorded from 120 healthy subjects recruited randomly from a normal population using a SphygmoCor device. Te 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles were used to determine the reference ranges for men and women separately. Analyses were performed using univariate statistics.
AB - Objectives: To determine the reference values of arterial stiffness indices, particularly augmentation index (AIx) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) using applanation tonometry in a healthy Omani Arab population.Results: The mean age of the cohort was 38 years for men, and 35 years for women, with the ages ranging from 20-53 years. Te overall mean central AIx was 13±11%, and for AoPWV was 6.7±1.6 m/s. Te central AIx was higher in women (17 versus 10%; p<0.001), whereas the AoPWV was higher in men (7.1 versus 6.3 m/s; p=0.003). Subjects were categorized according to the gender and age decade, and reference values for CPP, central AIx, and AoPWV were obtained.Conclusion: This study reports the reference values for arterial stifness indices from an Omani Arab population; the results of which should be interpreted in the context of its limitations.Methods: This prospective study was carried out in the Department of Clinical Physiology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman over a 2-year period from June 2011 to June 2013. Te central AIx, aortic PWV (AoPWV), and central pulse pressure (CPP) were recorded from 120 healthy subjects recruited randomly from a normal population using a SphygmoCor device. Te 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles were used to determine the reference ranges for men and women separately. Analyses were performed using univariate statistics.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25399214
AN - SCOPUS:84910011384
SN - 0379-5284
VL - 35
SP - 1367
EP - 1372
JO - Saudi Medical Journal
JF - Saudi Medical Journal
IS - 11
ER -