TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of high resting end tidal CO2 with carotid artery thickness in women, but not men
AU - Anderson, David E.
AU - Scuteri, Angelo
AU - Metter, E. Jeffrey
AU - Chesney, Margaret A.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Background: A previous study found high resting end tidal CO2 (PetCO2) to be an independent determinant of systolic blood pressure in women, but not men. The present study investigates the association of PetCO2 with the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and wall-to-lumen (W/L) ratio in a sample of normotensive men and women. Design and methods: Resting PetCO2 of 188 healthy volunteers, including 88 men and 100 women, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging was monitored continuously for 25 min via a respiratory gas monitor. At another session, carotid artery IMT was determined via high-resolution B-mode carotid ultrasonography. The ratio of IMT to carotid artery diameter was calculated as W/L ratio. Resting blood pressure was determined oscillometrically every 5 min for 20 min during each session. Results: Univariate associations of PetCO2 with systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P <001), IMT (P <001) and W/L ratio (P <001) were significant in women, but not men. Multiple regression analyses showed that high resting PetCO2 was a predictor of SBP (P <01), IMT (P <01) and W/L ratio (P <01) in women, independent of age, body mass index and SBP. For men, age (P <001) and SBP (P <01) were independent predictors of carotid IMT, while age (P <001) was the only independent predictor of W/L ratio in men. Conclusions: This study indicates that PetCO2 can play a role in cardiovascular structure, as well as function, in women, and that the relationship is independent of the association of PetCO2 with blood pressure.
AB - Background: A previous study found high resting end tidal CO2 (PetCO2) to be an independent determinant of systolic blood pressure in women, but not men. The present study investigates the association of PetCO2 with the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and wall-to-lumen (W/L) ratio in a sample of normotensive men and women. Design and methods: Resting PetCO2 of 188 healthy volunteers, including 88 men and 100 women, in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging was monitored continuously for 25 min via a respiratory gas monitor. At another session, carotid artery IMT was determined via high-resolution B-mode carotid ultrasonography. The ratio of IMT to carotid artery diameter was calculated as W/L ratio. Resting blood pressure was determined oscillometrically every 5 min for 20 min during each session. Results: Univariate associations of PetCO2 with systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P <001), IMT (P <001) and W/L ratio (P <001) were significant in women, but not men. Multiple regression analyses showed that high resting PetCO2 was a predictor of SBP (P <01), IMT (P <01) and W/L ratio (P <01) in women, independent of age, body mass index and SBP. For men, age (P <001) and SBP (P <01) were independent predictors of carotid IMT, while age (P <001) was the only independent predictor of W/L ratio in men. Conclusions: This study indicates that PetCO2 can play a role in cardiovascular structure, as well as function, in women, and that the relationship is independent of the association of PetCO2 with blood pressure.
KW - Anger
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Carotid artery
KW - End tidal CO
KW - Gender
KW - Hypertension
KW - Intima-media thickness
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U2 - 10.1097/00004872-200103000-00014
DO - 10.1097/00004872-200103000-00014
M3 - Article
C2 - 11288816
AN - SCOPUS:0035127416
VL - 19
SP - 459
EP - 463
JO - Journal of Hypertension
JF - Journal of Hypertension
SN - 0263-6352
IS - 3
ER -