Open AccessLow serum adiponectin level is associated with central arterial stiffness in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
Author(s) -
Ti-Kang Chen,
Yu-Chien Pan,
ChihHsien Wang,
Jia-Sian Hou,
BangGee Hsu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_67_19
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , adiponectin , cardiology , pulse wave velocity , odds ratio , peritoneal dialysis , pulsatile flow , blood pressure , confidence interval , obesity , insulin resistance
Adiponectin has antidiabetic, anti-atherosclerotic, and anti-inflammatory functions and protects against vascular damage. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is a noninvasive method for measuring central artery stiffness, which is known to be associated with cardiovascular disease in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between central arterial stiffness and serum adiponectin levels in PD patients.