Open AccessCarotid‐Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Spanish Children: Reference Percentile Curves
Author(s) -
MoraUrda Ana I.,
Molina María del Carmen B.,
Mill José G.,
MonteroLópez Pilar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12899
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , percentile , arterial stiffness , body mass index , cardiology , body height , blood pressure , reference values , statistics , body weight , mathematics
Carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity (cf PWV ) measurement is an appropriate method for determining arterial stiffness and is a useful tool for early detection of cardiovascular disease. However, the lack of reference values due to the difficulty in accessing healthy child populations, among other causes, has limited its use in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to create reference cf PWV percentile curves for healthy children. The initial sample consisted of 350 girls and boys aged 8 to 11 years. The cf PWV per age and sex were generated using the lambda‐mu‐sigma (LMS) technique. The effects of sex, age, arterial pressure, and body mass index were taken into account. The main result of this study is the age‐ and height‐specific cf PWV reference percentile curves for girls and boys. Curves were obtained for both sexes, since sexual differences were observed in growth and development rates that may affect cf PWV .