Abstract:Objective To investigate the influence of cardiovascular risk factors on arterial elasticity in primary hypertensive patients. Methods Five hundred patients with essential hypertension were included. All the patients were tested by brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and ankle arm index (ABI). The information and risk factors of cardiovascular disease were recorded in detail, and their correlations with atherosclerosis were analyzed. Results There were 298 patients with arteriosclerosis in the 500 cases, accounting for 59.6%. The BMI, LDL-C, TG, TC, CRP, APN, C-RPWV and C-FPWV levels in the atherosclerosis group were significantly higher than those in the non-atherosclerosis group (P < 0.05). Multivariable analysis revealed that BMI, LDL-C, TG, TC, elevated CRP levels, history of diabetes and smoking history were independent risk factors of decreased arterial elasticity in patients with primary hypertension (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that C-RPWV had positive correlations with BMI, history of diabetes, smoking history, LDL-C and CRP (P < 0.05), and C-FPW had positive correlations with smoking history, LDL-C, TG and TC (P < 0.05). Conclusions The decrease of arterial elasticity is closely related with BMI, LDL-C, TG, TC, elevated CRP level, diabetes history and smoking history in the elderly patients with hypertension. The effective control of the influence factors of cardiovascular diseases can reduce the risk of occurrence of arteriosclerosis in essential hypertension patients.