Arterial stiffness in middleaged men with essential hypertension and arterial hypertension associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective. Comparison of vascular stiffness and a presence of traditional risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in middle-aged men with arterial hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Design and methods. We examined 180 middle-aged men. All patients were divided into 3 groups of 60 people: group 1 (control) — healthy normotensive patients, group 2 (HTN) — patients with hypertension and group 3 (HTN and DM) — with hypertension and diabetes. All subjects underwent 24hours ABPM with assessment of routine and average daily parameters of blood pressure (BP), indicators of central and peripheral vascular stiffness. Results. The average daily values of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse blood pressure (PBP) differ significantly between all pairs of groups, with the highest PBP in group 2. Subjects in groups 2 (HTN) and 3 (HTN + DM) had significantly higher average diastolic blood pressure (DBP). The average indicators of BP variability are worse in group 3 (HTN + DM), both for DBP and SBP. The following differences in central parameters of vascular stiffness and central pressure in the aorta were identified: DBP in the aorta (DBP ao) and mean blood pressure in the aorta (MAP ao) are higher in group 2. The augmentation index in the aorta (Alx ao) is higher in group 3, PAD amplification (PPA) and reflected wave propagation time (RWTT) are higher in group 2. Conclusions. In middle-aged men with HTN central SBP and PBP, aortic and peripheral stiffness are greater than in the control group. Central stiffness is more severe in HTN patients. Peripheral indicators of vascular stiffness are more increased in patients with HTN and DM.

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