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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2018

Factors associated with carotid Intima media thickness and carotid plaque score in community-dwelling and non-diabetic individuals.

Javad Alizargar, Chyi-Huey Bai

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Javad AlizargarSchool of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan.
Chyi-Huey BaiSchool of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City, 11031, Taiwan. baich@tmu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-9016-4919
Hsing Wu University · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque score (cPS) are respective markers of early and late stage subclinical atherosclerosis. Relationships between some laboratory parameters and subclinical atherosclerosis are not yet clear in community dwelling individuals and non-diabetic subjects, so we try to elucidate these relationships and find a model to predict early and late stage subclinical atherosclerosis.

methodsWe examined relationships of the cIMT and cPS with different laboratory and demographic data of 331 subjects from a community-based prospective cohort study, using univariate and multivariate analyses.

resultsIn regression models and after multiple adjustments, only systolic blood pressure (SBP), age, glycated hemoglobin (HBA1c), and waist circumference (WC) were determinants of the cIMT, and only age, SBP, HBA1c, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were determinants of a cPS of > 2 in all individuals. Only HBA1c lost its association with regard to predicting the cIMT in non-diabetic subjects.

conclusionsHBA1c at > 5.9% can determine early and late stage subclinical atherosclerosis in community dwelling individuals, but only late stage subclinical atherosclerosis in non-diabetic subjects.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessIndependent LivingPlaque, AtheroscleroticAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsBiomarkersBlood PressureBlood Urea NitrogenCarotid ArteriesCarotid Artery DiseasesChinaDiabetes MellitusFemaleGlycated HemoglobinBiomarkersGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanAtherosclerosisBlood urea nitrogenCarotid Intima media thicknessGlycosylatedHemoglobin A

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