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Relación entre la actividad vital valorada y la velocidad de la onda de pulso braquial-tobillo del estudio de
Katsushi Yokoi1, Nobuyuki Miyai2, Masato Sakaguchi3
1Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Habikino City, Osaka, Japan.
Medicine
|December 23, 2025
Resumen
Participar en múltiples actividades vitales valoradas (VLA) puede reducir la rigidez arterial, un factor de riesgo cardiovascular. Específicamente, una combinación de actividades de ocio y productividad, especialmente en mujeres, muestra resultados prometedores en el manejo de la salud vascular.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cardiovascular Health; Gerontology; Lifestyle Medicine
Sus antecedentes:
- Arterial stiffness is a key indicator of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerosis.; Lifestyle factors significantly impact arterial stiffness, necessitating health maintenance strategies for middle-aged and older adults.
Objetivo del estudio:
- To investigate the association between characteristics of valued life activities (VLAs) and arterial stiffness, measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV).
Principales métodos:
- Cross-sectional analysis of 380 community-dwelling adults from the Wakayama study (2017).; Assessment of VLAs (number, domain, frequency, continuity, performance, satisfaction) via self-administered questionnaire.; Measurement of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) to assess arterial stiffness.
Principales resultados:
- 77.1% of participants had elevated baPWV (≥14 m/s), indicating cardiovascular risk.; Having three VLAs was associated with lower odds of elevated baPWV (aOR 0.33 [0.13-0.85]).; Participation in both leisure and productivity activities showed reduced odds of elevated baPWV, particularly in women (OR 0.49 [0.26-0.91]).
Conclusiones:
- The number and type of valued life activities, particularly combined leisure and productivity engagement in women, may be relevant to arterial stiffness.; Age significantly influences arterial stiffness, attenuating some VLA associations in sensitivity analyses.; Assessing VLAs could inform health support programs for middle-aged and older adults to mitigate arterial stiffness.
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