Unit:
Faculty of MedicineLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Vavouranaki Georgia
Dissertation committee:
Δημήτριος Τούσουλης,Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνα Αγγέλη,Καθηγήτρια ,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Τσιούφης,Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Γεράσιμος Σιάσος,Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Ευάγγελος Οικονόμου,Επικ.Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Γεώργιος Μαρίνος,Επικ.Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Γκατζούλης,Καθηγητής,Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Συσχέτιση διατροφικών συνηθειών και λειτουργικών ιδιοτήτων αρτηριών. Δεδομένα από τη Μελέτη Κορινθία
Translated title:
The relationship between dietary habits and arterial functional properties.Results from the Corinthian study.
Summary:
Background:Dietary habits have an impact on arterial elastic properties
Methods:
Aim: The influence of the dietary habits of the population of Corinth on the functional principles of the arteries and how these correlates with pulse wave velocity (PWV).
The volunteers completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), which included the consumption of whole grain bread (Group I) or not (Group II). In addition, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (C-F PWV) was noninvasively measured with Sphygmocor (AtCor Medical).
Results:Among 1970volunteers,1534had good quality C-F PWV measurements and consumed bread. Among them 516 persons consumed whole grain bread (group I: 62 ±11 years) and 1018who did not consumewhole grain (group II: 64± 12 years).These subjects were younger in age and had lower C-F PWV values (group I 9.04 ± 2.93 m/sec, group II 9.57 ± 2.76 m /sec, p=0.01). Whole grain bread consumption was an independent predictor of C-F PWV (b=-0.335, 95% CI, -0,609, -0.061, p=0.017).
Conclusion:The consumption of whole grain bread has a beneficial effect on arterial stiffness as measured by pulse wave velocity, which may contribute to the improvement of cardiovascular health.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Eating habits, Wholegrain bread, Corinthian study, Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, Arterial funtional properties
