Title: Risk factors associated with the carotid intima-media thickness and plaques: ESPREDIA Study
Abstract: Abstract Objective To evaluate whether there were any differences in the risk factor profile associated with either the intima-media thickness (IMT) or the presence of carotid plaques. Methods Cross-sectional study in 1475 subjects between 45 and 75 years, randomly selected from the population of the Northwest area of Madrid (Spain). They had a physical exam, blood analysis, and ultrasound measurement of the IMT and of the presence of plaques. Results Mean IMT was 0.725 ± 0.132 mm. Forty seven percent of the participants had carotid plaques. In multivariate analysis, factors directly associated with the IMT were, age (β 0.227, p Conclusion Factors associated with the IMT and the presence of plaques are similar, a finding that support a continuum between muscular layer hypertrophy and arteriosclerosis development.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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