Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020604 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Mingzhe M Zhang Xuguang X Ding Zhenkai Z Wang Feijie F Wang Yufang Y Jiao Changya C Chen Jie-Hua JH
BMC public health 20200213 1
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence suggests that body composition has impact on arterial stiffness. However, evidence in Chinese are limited, and results remain controversial. The aim of our study is to investigate whether skeletal muscle mass is associated with arterial stiffness in Chinese community-dwelling men and women aged 45 years and older.<h4>Methods</h4>In this cross-sectional study, 20,477 participants (age range: 45-80 years, 68.8% women) were included in the analysis. Brachial-ankle pulse ...[more]