- ►ahajournals.org S Li, W Chen, SR Srinivasan, GS Berenson - Hypertension, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc Increased arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular
disease and mortality in middle-aged and older adults. However, limited data are
available regarding the relationship of arterial stiffness in young adults ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
T Yambe, M Yoshizawa, Y Saijo, T Yamaguchi … - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2004 - Elsevier In order to diagnose arteriosclerosis in any part of the body, pulse wave
velocity (PWV) measurement is a useful approach. However, it is considered that
the technique of PWV measurement should be simplified. A new method for ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - All 3 versions
S Czernichow, S Bertrais, JM Oppert, P Galan, … - International journal of obesity, 2005 - nature.com Body composition (fat mass, fat-free mass) was assessed by bioimpedance analysis
and anthropometric indicators of fat repartition (waist circumference (WC);
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KM Choi, KW Lee, JA Seo, JH Oh, SG Kim, NH … - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2004 - Elsevier In this study, we investigated the association between brachial-ankle pulse wave
velocity (baPWV), a novel non-invasive means of measuring atherosclerosis, and
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- ►asnjournals.org ME Safar, S Czernichow, J Blacher - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006 - Am Soc Nephrol Long-term follow-up studies have indicated that obesity is an independent
predictor of cardiovascular risk in both genders. Increased arterial stiffness,
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CDA Stehouwer, RMA Henry, I Ferreira - Diabetologia, 2008 - Springer Abstract Increased arterial stiffness associated with diabe- tes and the
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- ►eje-online.org SG Kim, HY Kim, JA Seo, KW Lee, JH Oh, NH … - European journal of endocrinology, 2005 - EFES Results: Serum adiponectin levels in the NAFLD group were significantly lower
than those in the normal group. After adjusting for age, body-mass index (BMI)
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A Tsubakimoto, I Saito, T Mannami, Y Naito, … - Hypertension research, 2006 - nature.com The aim of this study was to determine the effect of metabolic syndrome on
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diagnosis of this syndrome in Japan. We examined 525 men and women without ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- Free from Publisher E Barinas-Mitchell, LH Kuller, K Sutton- … - Diabetes care, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—There is increased stiffness of the large central arteries in type 2
diabetic patients, and obesity is a risk factor. However, the effect of
intentional weight loss on arterial stiffness is uncertain, and the purpose ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
S Sakuragi, J Iwasaki, N Tokunaga, S … - Cardiology, 2005 - content.karger.com Although aortic stiffness plays an important role in patients with coronary
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systolic function has not yet been fully evaluated. In the present study, ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 5 versions
