TY - GEN AU - Gomez-Sanchez, Leticia AU - Garcia-Ortiz, Luis AU - Carmen Patino-Alonso, M AU - Recio-Rodriguez, Jose I AU - Rigo Carratala, Fernando AU - Marti, Ruth AU - Agudo-Conde, Cristina AU - Rodriguez-Sanchez, Emiliano AU - Maderuelo-Fernandez, Jose A AU - Ramos-Asensio, Rafael AU - Gomez-Marcos, Manuel A AU - MARK Grp PY - 2016 DO - 10.1186/s12933-016-0465-7 SN - 1475-2840 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20292 AB - Background: The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) can reflect both central and peripheral arterial stiffness. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components may increase arterial stiffness and the risk of... LA - eng PB - BioMed Central (BMC) KW - Metabolic syndrome KW - Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity KW - Cardio-ankle vascular index KW - Arterial stiffness KW - Aged KW - European Continental Ancestry Group KW - Humans KW - Blood Pressure KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Prognosis KW - Lipids KW - Male KW - Multivariate Analysis KW - Biomarkers KW - Predictive Value of Tests KW - Chi-Square Distribution KW - Female KW - Risk Factors KW - Cardiovascular Diseases KW - Metabolic Syndrome KW - Blood Glucose KW - Pulse Wave Analysis KW - Middle Aged KW - Sex Factors KW - Vascular Stiffness KW - Odds Ratio KW - Ankle Brachial Index KW - Linear Models KW - Waist Circumference KW - Logistic Models TI - Association of metabolic syndrome and its components with arterial stiffness in Caucasian subjects of the MARK study: a cross-sectional trial TY - research article ER -