Serum Calcium Level is Associated with Brachial-ankle Pulse Wave Velocity in Middle-aged and Elderly Chinese

摘要

Objective To study the relation between serum calcium level and elevated BaPWV in Chinese subjects.Methods The relation between serum calcium level and elevated BaPWV was studied in 9 615subjects.The mean value of left and right BaPWV was analyzed.BaPWV was defined as high when it was?1 752.5 cm/s(the upper quartile)either side.Results The BaPWV and its elevated percentage progressively increased across the quartiles of the serum calcium level(P<0.05).The prevalence of elevated BaPWV was significantly higher in subjects of the second,third and highest quartiles than in those of the lowest quartile(26.9%,28.4%,and 33.2%vs23.7%,P=0.0116,P=0.0004,and P<0.0001).Logistic regression analysis revealed that the risk of elevated BaPWV was 1.32-fold higher in subjects of the highest quartile than in those of the lowest quartile(OR=1.32,95%CI:1.08-1.60).Conclusion The elevated serum calcium level is related to an elevated BaPWV and a higher risk of arterial stiffness,independent of conventional risk factors,in middle-aged and elderly Chinese subjects.