Change of carotid intima-media thickness is associated with age in elderly Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease.

Abstract:

AIM:The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the change of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and clinical characteristics in Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease. METHODS:The study participants were 149 Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease treated in our outpatient department. The in all participants CIMT was measured with ultrasonography at baseline and after a mean interval of 2.4 years. Study participants were divided into a middle-aged group (younger than 65 years: n = 59) and an elderly group (65 years or older: n = 90). The annual CIMT change (ΔCIMT) was calculated, and the associations between ΔCIMT and clinical characteristics, including age, were evaluated in both groups. RESULTS:The ΔCIMT was significantly correlated with age in all participants (r = 0.222; P < 0.05) and in elderly participants (r = 0.234; P < 0.05), but was not correlated with other risk factors. The annual ΔCIMT was significantly higher in elderly participants (0.015 ± 0.096 mm) than in middle-aged participants (-0.018 ± 0.088 mm; P < 0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis with ΔCIMT as a dependent variable and risk factors as independent variables showed that ΔCIMT was significantly associated with age in all participants (β = 0.002; P < 0.05) and in elderly participants (β = 0.004; P < 0.05), but not with other risk factors. CONCLUSIONS:Annual CIMT change is associated with age, rather than with other clinical characteristics, including traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes and hypertension, in elderly Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease.

journal_name

Geriatr Gerontol Int

authors

Watanabe K,Ouchi M,Ohara M,Kameda W,Susa S,Oizumi T,Wada M,Suzuki T,Kawanami T,Oba K,Kato T

doi

10.1111/ggi.12402

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-08-01 00:00:00

pages

1023-30

issue

8

eissn

1444-1586

issn

1447-0594

journal_volume

15

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