Takagi Daisuke, Morikami Akihiro, Kamo Tomohiko, Fujita Daisuke, Goto Miku, Kubo Yuusuke, Saito Makoto, Suzuki Ryo, Kageyama Masatoshi, Matsuura Kojiro, Nishida Yuusuke
Department of Physiological Sciences for Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences, Seirei Christopher University ; Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2013 Jun;25(6):705-7. doi: 10.1589/jpts.25.705. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
[Purpose] High resting blood pressure and heart rate are associated with the risk of cardiovascular events. In patients with decreasing amounts of slow twitch muscle fiber, hypertension may develop and resting heart rate may increase. Measurement of the amount of slow twitch muscle fiber and capillary density using muscle biopsy is inconvenient and expensive. Therefore, a better screening test is required to determine these parameters for prevention of cardiovascular events. In this study, relationships among calf circumference, resting blood pressure, and pulse rate in the soleus muscle were investigated. [Subjects] Healthy elderly women (n= 19, 61-84 years of age) living in the community were the subjects of this study. [Methods] Blood pressure was measured using an automatic hemodynamometer on the left arm. The calf circumference was measured, and pulse rate was measured on the left radial artery for 1 min by palpation. [Results] No correlations were observed between calf circumference, resting systolic or diastolic pressure, pulse pressure, or mean blood pressure. However, an inverse correlation was observed between calf circumference and resting pulse rate. [Conclusion] Calf circumference measurement may be used as a screening test for resting pulse rate. This test may be useful for the prevention of cardiovascular events.
[目的]静息血压和心率升高与心血管事件风险相关。在慢肌纤维数量减少的患者中，可能会出现高血压，静息心率可能会增加。通过肌肉活检测量慢肌纤维数量和毛细血管密度既不方便又昂贵。因此，需要一种更好的筛查测试来确定这些参数，以预防心血管事件。在本研究中，调查了小腿围度、静息血压和比目鱼肌脉搏率之间的关系。[对象]本研究的对象为居住在社区的健康老年女性（n = 19，年龄61 - 84岁）。[方法]使用自动血流动力计测量左臂血压。测量小腿围度，并通过触诊在左桡动脉测量脉搏率1分钟。[结果]未观察到小腿围度与静息收缩压或舒张压、脉压或平均血压之间存在相关性。然而，观察到小腿围度与静息脉搏率呈负相关。[结论]测量小腿围度可作为静息脉搏率的筛查测试。该测试可能对预防心血管事件有用。
