Abstract
No previous population study assessed sublingual capillary density (CD) or perfused boundary region (PBR). Lower PBR indicates greater glycocalyx width. In 252 Han and 220 She Chinese and 254 Flemish people (mean age, 51.1 years; 54.7% women), representing random population samples, we measured total and perfused CD and PBR in the sublingual capillary bed, using oblique profiled epi-illumination, and cardiovascular risk factors. In multivariable analyses, we modeled ethnicity as random effect. Significance level was alpha
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 993-1001 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2015 |
Keywords
- capillaries
- glycocalyx
- microcirculation
- population
- risk factors