Pre-Frailty Phenotype and Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults Free of Cardiovascular Diseases

PURPOSE: Arterial stiffness is a subclinical marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The pre-frailty phenotype is associated with a higher risk for CVD. This study investigated the association between the pre-frailty phenotype and arterial stiffness in community-dwelling older adults without diagnosed CVD.

METHODS: In total, 249 community-dwelling older adults aged 60-80 years were included in this cross-sectional study. The pre-frailty phenotype was defined by the standardized Fried criteria (muscle weakness; slow walking speed; low physical activity; unintentional weight loss; self-reported exhaustion). Participants with one or two standardized Fried criteria were classified as pre-frail and those with zero criteria as robust. Arterial stiffness was measured by aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV). The data were analyzed using the generalized linear model.

RESULTS: From 249 participants (66.1 ± 5.3 years; 79.5% females), 61.8% (n = 154) were pre-frail and 38.2% (n = 95) robust. Pre-frail older adults had a higher aPWV (β = 0.19 m/s; p = 0.007) compared to their robust peers.

CONCLUSIONS: The pre-frailty phenotype was associated with higher arterial stiffness in community-dwelling older adults aged 60-80 years. Pre-frail older adults may have a higher risk for CVD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 19(2022), 20 vom: 18. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Macêdo, Geovani Araújo Dantas [VerfasserIn]
Freire, Yuri Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira [VerfasserIn]
Câmara, Marcyo [VerfasserIn]
Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira [VerfasserIn]
Schwade, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Paulo-Pereira, Ronildo [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Raíssa de Melo [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Alana Monteiro Bispo [VerfasserIn]
Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Duhamel, Todd A [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Eduardo Caldas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
Cardiovascular disease
Frailty
Journal Article
Pulse wave velocity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vascular disease

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.10.2022

Date Revised 17.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph192013469

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348084560