Pulse Wave Velocity, a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, and Its Correlation with the General Stress Level of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Mean Value | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|
Age | 45.61 years | 10.20 years |
Seniority at work | 22.34 years | 12.65 years |
Height | 1.65 m | 0.074 m |
Weight | 72.57 kg | 15.93 kg |
BMI | 26.45 kg/m2 | 4.49 kg/m2 |
Systolic BP | 115.96 mmHg | 12.05 mmHg |
Diastolic BP | 69.07 mmHg | 9.19 mmHg |
Heart rate | 72.03 bpm | 8.82 bpm |
Mean [m/s] | SD [m/s] | SEM [m/s] | |
---|---|---|---|
Stress score at the beginning of the study | 112.57 | 16.65 | 3.26 |
Stress score at the end of the study | 107.65 | 15.44 | 3.02 |
Null hypothesis | Stress score at the beginning of the study–Stress score at the end of the study = 0 | ||
Alternate hypothesis | Stress score at the beginning of the study is different from the stress score at the end of the study | ||
p (from t-test) 1 | 7.57∙10−9 | ||
Alpha | 0.05 | ||
Power | 1 |
Age Group | Average Score at the Beginning of the Study | SD at the Beginning of the Study | Average Score at the End of the Study | SD at the End of the Study |
---|---|---|---|---|
20–40 | 104.66 | 18.17 | 102.83 | 16.94 |
41–60 | 114.95 | 15.88 | 109.10 | 15.13 |
Mean [m/s] | SD [m/s] | SEM [m/s] | |
---|---|---|---|
PWV at the beginning of the study | 9.12 | 1.61 | 0.31 |
PWV at the end of the study | 8.64 | 1.39 | 0.27 |
Null hypothesis | PWV at the beginning of the study–PWV at the end of the study = 0 | ||
Alternate hypothesis | PWV at the beginning of the study is different from PWV at the end of the study | ||
p (from t-test) 1 | 3.32∙10−4 | ||
Alpha | 0.05 | ||
Power | 0.97 |
Age Group | PWV at the Beginning of the Study [m/s] | SD at the Beginning of the Study [m/s] | PWV at the End of the Study [m/s] | SD at the End of the Study [m/s] |
---|---|---|---|---|
20–40 | 7.26 | 1.40 | 7.15 | 1.39 |
41–60 | 9.68 | 1.81 | 9.09 | 1.06 |
Dependence of PWV on the Stress Questionnaire Score | Slope | Intercept | Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient | Significance 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
at the beginning of the study | 0.033 | 5.325 | 0.348 | 0.080 |
at the end of the study | 0.036 | 4.728 | 0.403 | 0.041 |
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Marin, I.; Iurciuc, M.; Popescu, F.G.; Iurciuc, S.; Popoiu, C.M.; Marin, C.N.; Ursoniu, S.; Fira-Mladinescu, C. Pulse Wave Velocity, a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, and Its Correlation with the General Stress Level of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina 2022, 58, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060704
Marin I, Iurciuc M, Popescu FG, Iurciuc S, Popoiu CM, Marin CN, Ursoniu S, Fira-Mladinescu C. Pulse Wave Velocity, a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, and Its Correlation with the General Stress Level of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina. 2022; 58(6):704. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060704
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarin, Ioana, Mircea Iurciuc, Florina Georgeta Popescu, Stela Iurciuc, Calin Marius Popoiu, Catalin Nicolae Marin, Sorin Ursoniu, and Corneluta Fira-Mladinescu. 2022. "Pulse Wave Velocity, a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, and Its Correlation with the General Stress Level of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic" Medicina 58, no. 6: 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060704