Factors associated with arterial stiffness in a general Mediterranean population and in a Mediterranean intermediate cardiovascular risk population
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The objectives of the thesis are to estimate the prevalence of pathological arterial stiffness (measured with the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index –CAVI-) in a general Mediterranean population and in a Mediterranean intermediate cardiovascular risk population, and to assess the association of this condition with lifestyle, cardiovascular risk factors, and socioeconomic status.
The prevalence of pathological CAVI was high, mainly in the intermediate cardiovascular risk population. Pathological CAVI was associated with hypertension and diabetes, and negatively associated with obesity in both populations. Regarding lifestyles, only physical activity in men from the general Mediterranean population was associated with pathological CAVI. Completion of instruction only up to primary education level was associated with pathological arterial stiffness in men from the intermediate cardiovascular risk population. To improve primary prevention of cardiovascular disease we should focus on the early detection of pathological CAVI, and on the control of diabetes and hypertension
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