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Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults.

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Tzou, WS; Douglas, PS; Srinivasan, SR; Bond, MG; Tang, R; Li, S; Chen, W; Berenson, GS; Stein, JH
Published in: Prev Cardiol
2007

The authors' aim was to determine reference values and predictors for carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in the Bogalusa Heart Study. Carotid ultrasound images from 1203 young adults (mean age 36 years; 30% black, 43% male) were reviewed. Age-, sex-, and race-specific CIMT percentiles were estimated using multivariable regression. Nomograms of CIMT quartiles for persons aged 25 to 40 years are provided in 5-year increments. CIMT was thickest in the carotid bulb and increased linearly with age, most rapidly in the bulb. With age, composite CIMT increased most slowly in white women and more rapidly in white men and black women. Systolic blood pressure (P<.001) was the strongest predictor of composite CIMT. Male sex, total to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and age independently predicted CIMT in all segments. This report may be used to help plan epidemiologic investigations and clinical trials investigating atherosclerosis and its changes with interventions.

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Prev Cardiol

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ISSN

1520-037X

Publication Date

2007

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

181 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wisconsin
  • Ultrasonography
  • Tunica Intima
  • Sex Distribution
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prognosis
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Tzou, W. S., Douglas, P. S., Srinivasan, S. R., Bond, M. G., Tang, R., Li, S., … Stein, J. H. (2007). Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults. Prev Cardiol, 10(4), 181–189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1520-037x.2007.06450.x
Tzou, Wendy S., Pamela S. Douglas, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, M Gene Bond, Rong Tang, Shengxu Li, Wei Chen, Gerald S. Berenson, and James H. Stein. “Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults.Prev Cardiol 10, no. 4 (2007): 181–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1520-037x.2007.06450.x.
Tzou WS, Douglas PS, Srinivasan SR, Bond MG, Tang R, Li S, et al. Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults. Prev Cardiol. 2007;10(4):181–9.
Tzou, Wendy S., et al. “Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults.Prev Cardiol, vol. 10, no. 4, 2007, pp. 181–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1520-037x.2007.06450.x.
Tzou WS, Douglas PS, Srinivasan SR, Bond MG, Tang R, Li S, Chen W, Berenson GS, Stein JH. Distribution and predictors of carotid intima-media thickness in young adults. Prev Cardiol. 2007;10(4):181–189.

Published In

Prev Cardiol

DOI

ISSN

1520-037X

Publication Date

2007

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

181 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wisconsin
  • Ultrasonography
  • Tunica Intima
  • Sex Distribution
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prognosis
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies