Endothelial activation and stress index links to cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women mediated by arterial stiffness: A cross-sectional study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2018

Huidong Long, Ruoyue Guo, Jingyu Zhou, Guancheng Liu, Hanrui Chen, Yunen Lin, Department of Medical Oncology, Guangzhou Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Oncology, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital , Guangzhou Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Institute, Guangzhou Tuberculosis Treatment Center

Journal of International Medical Research

Published online on April 29, 2026

Abstract

Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 54, Issue 4, April 2026.
ObjectiveTo investigate the association between the endothelial activation and stress index and cardiovascular disease prevalence among postmenopausal women and to evaluate whether arterial stiffness, assessed by estimated pulse wave velocity, ...