ArticleAtherosclerosis2011
Carotid artery intima-media thickness in college students: race/ethnicity matters.
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- Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Young and Middle-Aged Adults Using Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements.Southern medical journal · 2017Article
- Distributions of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in a Socioeconomically and Racially Diverse Sample.Stroke · 2017Article
- Environmental Exposures and Cardiovascular Disease: A Challenge for Health and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Cardiology clinics · 2017Review
- Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Large Artery Structure and Function in Young Individuals: The African-PREDICT Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2017Article
- Passive heat therapy improves endothelial function, arterial stiffness and blood pressure in sedentary humans.The Journal of physiology · 2016Article
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- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Is Associated with Increased Androgens in Adolescents and Young Adults with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2016Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveRacial/ethnic differences in common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and in risk factors associated with CIMT have been predominantly observed in middle-aged and older individuals. We aimed to characterize racial/ethnic differences CIMT and other cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy, young-adult population.
methodsCollege students were recruited as part of a study to characterize determinants of atherogenesis. Students were eligible if they were lifetime non-smokers, lived in the United States since six months of age, and attended high school in the United States. Blood pressure, heart rate, height, and weight were measured, B-mode carotid ultrasound was performed, questionnaires were administered and a 12-h fasting blood sample was collected. Associations between CIMT and other variables were assessed in 768 students aged 18-25 years using linear regression analysis.
resultsIn models adjusted for common cardiovascular risk factors, sex exhibited the strongest influence on CIMT, with men having 15.4 μm larger CIMT compared to women (95%CI 6.6, 24.2). Race/ethnicity was also strongly associated with CIMT. African Americans had 17.3 μm greater CIMT (95%CI -0.3, 34.8) compared to non Hispanic Whites, whereas Asians and Hispanic Whites had 14.3 (95%CI -24.3, -4.4) and 15.4 (95%CI -26.2, -4.7) μm smaller CIMT, respectively. BMI and systolic blood pressure were positively associated with CIMT.
conclusionThe risk factors associated with atherogenesis later in life are already present and observable in college-aged young adults, so targeted campaigns to reduce life-long cardiovascular disease burden should be initiated earlier in life to improve public health.
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