The multiscale dynamics of beat-to-beat blood pressure fluctuation mediated the relationship between frailty and arterial stiffness in older adults.

Xin JiangYurun CaiXiaoyan WuBaofeng HuangYurong ChenLilian ZhongXia GaoYi GuoJunhong Zhou

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)

This study demonstrates the association between BP complexity and frailty in older adults, and BP complexity mediates the association between arterial stiffness and frailty, suggesting that this metric would serve as a marker to help characterize important functions in older adults.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
heart rate
physical activity
community dwelling
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue