Associations of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Middle-Age Adults and Elders.

CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant sex difference in cIMT. The contributions and effects of LDL-/HDL-C ratio and BMI on cIMT were more profound in males. Our findings indicate that sex-specific factors, but possibly not menstrual status-related factors, contribute to thicker cIMT. PMID: 27874838 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Atheroscler Thromb Source Type: research