Headway Group Of Research

Volume 12 Issue 3

Optimizing Multivariate Time Series Forecasting with Data Augmentation

Seyed Sina Aria,Seyed Hossein Iranmanesh andHossein Hassani

 

1Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
2School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
3Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
4School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Background: Serum malondialdehyde-oxidized low-density lipoprotein (MDA-oxLDL) is associated with atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Vascular calcification frequently occurs with arterial stiffness in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). This cross-sectional study aimed to elucidate the correlation between aortic stiffness and MDA-oxLDL levels in patients on PD. Methods: Overall, 92 patients on PD were included. The carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) was evaluated using cuff-based volumetric displacement, and blood samples were obtained from all patients. Aortic stiffness was classified based on cfPWV values (>10 m/s indicating aortic stiffness). Serum MDA-ox-LDL levels were quantified using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Results: In total, 33 (35.9%) patients were classified into the aortic stiffness group. Factors, including systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum triglyceride levels, C-reactive protein levels, age, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, MDA-oxLDL levels, and diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence, were significantly higher in the aortic stiffness group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed significant associations between aortic stiffness and MDA-oxLDL levels, BMI, and SBP. Furthermore, multivariable forward stepwise linear regression analysis revealed serum MDA-oxLDL levels as a significant independent predictor of cfPWV values. Conclusions: Serum MDA-oxLDL levels correlate positively with cfPWV values and may predict aortic stiffness among PD patients, highlighting its potential role in assessing CVD risk in this population.
Keywords: malondialdehyde-oxidized low-density lipoproteincarotid–femoral pulse wave velocityaortic stiffnessperitoneal dialysis
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