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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2019

Significance of the combination of inter-limb blood pressure differences in the elderly: The Northern Shanghai Study.

Shikai Yu, Hongwei Ji, Yuyan Lu, Shanquan Chen, Jing Xiong, Chen Chi, Jiadela Teliewubai, Ximin Fan, Jacque Blacher, Jue Li and 3 more

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Shikai YuDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4879-0489
Hongwei JiDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yuyan LuDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanquan ChenSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Jing XiongDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chen ChiDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiadela TeliewubaiDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ximin FanDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jacque BlacherDiagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4860-4279
Jue LiThe Research Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8693-3554
Yawei XuDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Whether the combination of inter-arm and inter-leg systolic blood pressure differences (BPDs) and ankle-brachial index is of clinical significance remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of the combination of inter-limb systolic BPDs with cardiovascular risk factors and hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD). A total of 2621 elderly subjects from the Northern Shanghai Study were divided into Group A, B, and C consisting of participants with 0, 1, and ≥2 abnormal inter-limb systolic BPDs, respectively. Comparisons of cardiovascular risk factors and parameters of cardiac, vascular, and renal damage between groups and logistic regression models were conducted. The proportions of subjects presenting 0, 1, and ≥2 abnormal inter-limb systolic BPDs were 60.9%, 25.1%, and 14.0%, respectively. Upward trends, from Group A, through Group B, to Group C, were observed for the level or prevalence of nearly all cardiovascular risk factors and HMOD (P for trend ≤0.007 for all). In multiple logistic regression, Group C showed significantly higher odds for carotid plaque (vs Group A: Odds ratio [OR] = 1.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.43-2.48; vs Group B: OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.08-1.97), arterial stiffness (vs Group A: OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 0.96-1.65; vs Group B: OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.01-1.83), and left ventricular hypertrophy (vs Group A: OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.04-1.76; vs Group B: OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 0.93-1.67), when compared with Group A and B. In conclusion, the combination of abnormal inter-limb systolic BPDs significantly associates with greater burden of cardiovascular risk factors and higher likelihood for HMOD, especially carotid plaque, arterial stiffness, and left ventricular hypertrophy.

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Carotid Artery DiseasesHypertensionHypertrophy, Left VentricularAgedAnkle Brachial IndexBlood Pressure DeterminationChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsUpper ExtremityVascular Stiffnessankle-brachial indexhypertension-mediated organ damageinter-arm blood pressure differenceinter-leg blood pressure difference

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