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ArticleAtherosclerosis2010

Framingham risk score is associated with femoral artery intima-media thickness in asymptomatic young adults (the Bogalusa heart study).

Timir K Paul, Wei Chen, Sathanur R Srinivasan, Janet Rice, Ahmet Toprak, Jiang He, Gerald S Berenson

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Article in Atherosclerosis, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00005129 (The Bogalusa Heart Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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The Bogalusa Heart Study

TypeobservationalSponsorTulane UniversityRan1973 to 2029Enrolled11,737ConditionsAtherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Impact of exercise training on arterial wall thickness in humans.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Timir K PaulTulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane School of Public Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. timirpaul@yahoo.com
Wei Chen
Sathanur R Srinivasan
Janet Rice
Ahmet Toprak
Jiang He
Gerald S Berenson

Funding

EVOLUTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK WITH NORMAL AGINGR01AG016592 · NIA · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI CHEN, WEI · 2000 to 2015
$11.7M
EARLY NATURAL HISTORY OF ARTERIOSCLEROSISU01HL038844 · NHLBI · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BERENSON, GERALD S · 1997 to 2001
$2.3M
Longitudinal Burden of Cardiovascular Risk in ChildhoodR03HD043820 · NICHD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI SRINIVASAN, SATHANUR R · 2003 to 2004
$149k
EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH ON ARTERIOSCLEROSISR01HL038844 · NHLBI · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BERENSON, GERALD S · 1987 to 1996
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NHLBI NIH HHS HL-38844NIA NIH HHS AG-16592NIA NIH HHS R01 AG016592NICHD NIH HHS HD-043820NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD043820
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFemoral artery intima-media thickness (IMT), like carotid IMT, is a surrogate indicator of atherosclerotic coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. The Framingham risk score (FRS) is widely being used in the early prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the association between FRS and femoral artery IMT has not been studied in asymptomatic younger black and white adult population. Our objective was to examine the association between FRS and femoral artery IMT in asymptomatic younger adults.

methodsSubjects (n=1080; 71% white, 43% male) aged 24-43 years enrolled in the Bogalusa heart study. Femoral IMT was measured by B-mode ultrasonography. Age, gender, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, cigarette smoking and type2 diabetes were used to calculate individual FRS.

resultsFRS was lower in females (p=0.001) than males. Age-adjusted femoral IMT showed gender differences (males>females, p=0.001) among whites only; and no race difference in both genders. A significant positive linear relationship between tertiles of FRS and IMT of femoral artery was noted in whites and blacks alike (p for trend<0.0001). In a multivariate analysis that included FRS, race, body mass index (BMI), log insulin, log triglycerides, exercise and alcohol intake; FRS, insulin and BMI were significantly and independently associated in that order with femoral IMT.

conclusionsThe findings support the use of FRS in both white and black younger adults and underscore the importance of prevention and control of FRS variables in youth.

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AdultBlack PeopleCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansMaleRisk FactorsTunica IntimaTunica MediaUltrasonographyWhite People

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PMID20970137
PMCPMC2997870

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