Association between hemoglobin levels and arterial stiffness for general Japanese population in relation to body mass index status: The Nagasaki Islands study

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 811 - 818
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Yuji, Nakazato, Mio, Sekita, Takaharu, Kadota, Koichiro, Yamasaki, Hironori, Takamura, Noboru, Aoyagi, Kiyoshi, Maeda, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Ankle Brachial Index; arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis - blood; Atherosclerosis - epidemiology; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; Female; Geriatrics; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobins - metabolism; Humans; Incidence; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Population Surveillance; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Veins & arteries; Japan; arterial stiffness; cross-sectional study; body mass index; hemoglobin

Aim To investigate associations between hemoglobin levels and arterial stiffness accounting for body mass index (BMI) in a large‐scale cross‐sectional study. Methods We investigated the association between hemoglobin levels and atherosclerosis evaluated by cardio‐ankle vascular index (CAVI), which c...