Association of Smoking With Aortic Wave Reflection and Central Systolic Pressure and Metabolic Syndrome in Normotensive Japanese Men

摘要

A total of 443 normotensive men who entered the health checkup program was divided into four groups according to smoking status; i.e., never smokers (n = 117), former smokers (n = 165), current mild-to-moderate smokers (n = 105), and current heavy smokers (n = 56). Radial pulse waveforms were obtained using radial tonometry (HEM-9000AI), and the Al and late systolic pressure in the radial artery, an estimate of central systolic pressure, were measured.