Clinical Investigation
Impact of individual and combined assessment of age- and sex-specific brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and pulse pressure on all-cause mortality
Cao Zhiwei, Han Xu, Li Jing, Zhang Jing, Ji Meiling, Liu Liwei, Zhao Haiyan, Wu Yuntao
Published 2023-03-24
Cite as Chin J Cardiol, 2023, 51(3): 296-302. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20230117-00033
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of individual and combined assessment of age- and sex-specific brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and pulse pressure (PP) on all-cause mortality.
MethodsThis study is a prospective cohort study. Individuals participated in the Kailuan Study and completed baPWV measurements between 2010 and 2016 were included in this study. After stratifying by sex, 75th percentile baPWV and PP values for different age group were calculated at five years interval. BaPWV and PP values below the 75th percentile were defined as normal, and those above or equal to the 75th percentile were defined as increased. The participants were allocated to four groups according to their PP and baPWV status: normal baPWV/PP group, high baPWV/normal PP group, normal baPWV/high PP group and high baPWV/PP group. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality during the follow-up period. Cox proportional hazards models were used to explore the impact of individual and combined assessment of baPWV and PP on all-cause mortality events.
ResultsA total of 39 339 participants were enrolled in this study, aged (49.3±12.8) years, of which 28 731 (73.03%) were males. There were 23 268, 6 025, 6 210 and 3 836 cases in the normal baPWV/PP group, high baPWV/normal PP group, normal baPWV/high PP group and high baPWV/PP group, respectively. The average follow-up duration was (4.98±2.53) years. During the follow-up period, all-cause mortality occurred in 998 individuals. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed increased risk of all-cause mortality in the high baPWV/normal PP group (HR=1.27, 95%CI 1.07-1.50), and in the high baPWV/PP group (HR=1.33, 95%CI 1.08-1.65) compared to the normal baPWV/PP group. Increased pulse pressure alone had no impcat on all-cause death (HR=1.06, 95%CI 0.87-1.29).
ConclusionsThe risk of all-cause mortality significantly increases with increased age-and sex-specific baPWV and PP values. BaPWV may be a better predictor of all-cause mortality than PP in this cohort.
Key words:
Arterial stiffness; Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; Pulse pressure; All-cause mortality; Combined effects
Contributor Information
Cao Zhiwei
Department of Cardiology, Luanzhou People′s Hospital, Luanzhou 063700, China
Han Xu
Graduate School, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China
Li Jing
Department of Cardiology, Luanzhou People′s Hospital, Luanzhou 063700, China
Zhang Jing
Department of Cardiology, Luanzhou People′s Hospital, Luanzhou 063700, China
Ji Meiling
Department of Cardiology, Luanzhou People′s Hospital, Luanzhou 063700, China
Liu Liwei
Department of Cardiology, Luanzhou People′s Hospital, Luanzhou 063700, China
Zhao Haiyan
Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China
Wu Yuntao
Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, China