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Stiffening of arteries detected in young adults
King's College London News
Stiffening
of the arteries usually related to aging can be detected in early
adulthood using a method known as pulse wave velocity, according to a
new study led by researchers at King’s College London with the
University of Glasgow. Alongside a lack of physical activity, stresses
such as perceived racism were also associated with stiffening of the
arteries of the 21–23 year–olds who took part in the multi–ethnic study.
Arterial stiffness, measured as aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), has
become a useful indicator of cardiovascular risk. However, few studies
have investigated its development over time, particularly in young
adults and ethnic minority populations. As arterial stiffening develops
over the course of one’s life, detecting factors that determine its
progression should be useful in delaying or preventing a decline in
arterial health. The study, published in the journal Hypertension,
tested how factors measured twice previously in childhood in the
Determinants of Adolescent, now young Adult, Social wellbeing and Health
(DASH) study, particularly body size and blood pressure, affected the
emergence of aortic stiffness in young adults. The DASH study is based
at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University
of Glasgow. The study found that arterial stiffness increased with blood
pressure, greater waist/height ratio, lack of physical activity, and
reported racism. Despite greater exposure to risk from childhood
(overweight, deprivation, racism) among groups such as Black Caribbeans
or Black Africans, arterial stiffness was lower compared to their White
British peers. However, even at lower blood pressures, some people had
stiffer arteries than others. Limitations of the study included the fact
that physical activity was not measured in detail in the baseline
survey of the cohort.
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