Purpose
The study aimed to investigate the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown on trajectories of arterial pulse-wave velocity in a large population of users of connected smart scales that provide reliable measurements of pulse-wave velocity.
The study used data from Withings Body Cardio scales users and extracted subpopulations of individuals with and without missing PWV values. Vascular stiffness, integrated biomarker of the combined detrimental effect on arteries, was calculated using a methodology already validated for carotid-femoral PWV.
Results
During the lockdown period, significant reductions in vascular stiffness were observed in the overall population, with greater improvement in France than in Germany. In France, three clusters of PWV trajectories were identified: decreasing, stable, and increasing pulse-wave velocity clusters. The decreasing cluster showed a significant weight reduction, whereas the increasing cluster was associated with living alone.
The study highlights the measurable impact of social-distancing measures on vascular health, with potential implications for long-term cardiovascular health.
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