Abstract
Objective: Among people (n=652) who underwent health check-ups at our hospital, we compared the results of the pulse wave velocity test (PWV) for those who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and those who had not.
Methods: First, the examinees were divided into 3 groups: metabolic syndrome group (MetS), non-metabolic syndrome group (non-MetS) and normal group, and then further divided into an A group (PWV ≥ 1,600cm/sec) and a B group (PWV <1,600cm/sec).
The groups were then compared using multiple medical check-up factors.
Results: The proportion of all examinees diagnosed with MetS was 43.7%. There were significant differences between the MetS and non-MetS groups as regards PWV , gender, GPT, γ-GTP,uric acid, serum creatinine, and BMI. For the MetS group, there were significant differences regarding age and maximum blood pressure between the A and B subgroups while for the non-MetS group, there were significant differences regarding gender, age, maximum blood pressure, minimum blood pressure, GOT, and fasting plasma glucose between the A and B subgroups. For the normal group, there were significant differences in age, maximum blood pressure and minimum blood pressure between the A and B groups.
Conclusion: As high PWV values were also observed in the non-MetS groups, such people should also have proper health counseling concerning arteriosclerosis.
